Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set for Steep Drop as Hashrate Slides After Price Crash

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set for Steep Drop as Hashrate Slides After Price Crash

Mining difficulty set to fall 9.55% as hashrate collapsed from 1 ZH/s to ~861 EH/s in two weeks following bitcoin's drop to $60k in early June. Hashprice below $30/PH/s threatens profitability for all but most-efficient operators; simultaneous redeployment of mining capacity toward AI/HPC signals structural power competition.