{"id":70658,"date":"2026-04-04T23:06:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T23:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-difficulty-climbs-3-87-as-hashrate-slips-and-next-cut-looms-mining-bitcoin-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T23:06:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T23:06:21","slug":"bitcoin-difficulty-climbs-3-87-as-hashrate-slips-and-next-cut-looms-mining-bitcoin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-difficulty-climbs-3-87-as-hashrate-slips-and-next-cut-looms-mining-bitcoin-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Difficulty Climbs 3.87% as Hashrate Slips and Next Cut Looms \u2013 Mining Bitcoin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> difficulty rose 3.87% at block 943488 as <span>hashrate<\/span> fell 60.45 EH\/s; a 15.73% cut is projected.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Miners face $30.67 PH\/s hashprice and 0.56% fees, pushing firms toward AI over <span>BTC mining<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> network nears April 19, 2026, adjustment as slower 11:51 blocks signal easing difficulty ahead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> Mining Tightens<\/h2>\n<p>The <span>Bitcoin<\/span> network has logged a total of<a href=\"https:\/\/explorer.cloverpool.com\/btc\/insights-difficulty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> seven adjustments<\/a> this year, comprising three increases and four decreases. The most recent reduction, two weeks ago, was sizable, arriving after consecutive gains of 14.73% and 0.45% across the prior two epochs.<\/p>\n<p>Following the latest adjustment, the difficulty rating is now 3.87% higher, making blocks that much harder to discover, and it further stands at 138.97 trillion times more difficult than <span>Bitcoin<\/span>\u2019s launch.<\/p>\n<p>As of 4 p.m. Eastern time, 181 of the 2,016 blocks in the current epoch have been mined, placing the network roughly 9% of the way toward the next adjustment expected on April 19, 2026. While it remains early and conditions can shift considerably between now and then, current estimates point to a projected 14.27% reduction.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_803436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-803436\" style=\"width:1074px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-803436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source: hashrateindex.com on April 4, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This outlook stems from a noticeable slowdown in block intervals over the past day, with data from <a href=\"https:\/\/data.hashrateindex.com\/network-data\/bitcoin-hashprice-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hashrateindex.com<\/a> indicating an average block time of 11 minutes 39 seconds, well above the expected 10-minute cadence.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_803444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-803444\" style=\"width:2356px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-803444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-04-at-5-06-29-pm_nwmk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2356\" height=\"988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-04-at-5-06-29-pm_nwmk-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-04-at-5-06-29-pm_nwmk-1024x429.png 1024w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-04-at-5-06-29-pm_nwmk-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-04-at-5-06-29-pm_nwmk-1536x644.png 1536w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-04-at-5-06-29-pm_nwmk-2048x859.png 2048w, https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-04-at-5-06-29-pm_nwmk.png 2356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2356px) 100vw, 2356px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-803444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <span>Bitcoin<\/span>\u2019s total <span>hashrate<\/span> on Saturday, April 4, 2026, via hashrateindex.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What\u2019s behind the shift? A decline in <span>hashrate<\/span>. <span>Bitcoin.com<\/span> News <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-hashrate-reclaims-1-zh-s-as-hashprice-slides-lower\/\">reported<\/a> on March 28 that the <span>Bitcoin<\/span> network\u2019s total computational power had exceeded 1,000 exahash per second (EH\/s), or 1 zettahash per second (ZH\/s). On that day, hashpower reached 1,022 EH\/s, whereas it now sits 60.45 EH\/s lower at 961.55 EH\/s.<\/p>\n<h2>Revenue Compression Tightens the Squeeze<\/h2>\n<p>Compressed revenues are likely a key factor behind the downturn, alongside mining operations <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/ai-data-centers-outpay-bitcoin-mining-triggering-major-industry-shift\/\">opting to allocate<\/a> resources toward <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/ai-infrastructure-frenzy-grows-as-meta-commits-up-to-27-billion-to-nebius\/\">artificial intelligence (AI)<\/a> infrastructure rather than mining <span>BTC<\/span> in pursuit of stronger returns. An infrastructure provider deploying its megawatts toward AI rather than mining <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/bitcoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a> can realize significantly higher returns, a dynamic that has persuaded many of today\u2019s operators to redirect their focus.<\/p>\n<p>A daily hashprice of $30.67 per petahash per second (PH\/s) ranks among the lowest revenue levels <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a> miners have faced since the network\u2019s early years, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a> carried a far smaller valuation. With 106,335 blocks remaining until the next halving, conditions are poised to tighten further.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose my-3 lg:my-4\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-lg !bg-[#E8EDFA] p-[9px] md:hidden\">\n<div class=\"relative aspect-video w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[15px]\"><img alt=\"Ethereum Foundation Reaches 70,000 ETH Staking Target With $93 Million April Deposit\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"object-cover\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 18px)\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2Fethereum-foundation-reaches-70000-eth-staking-target-with-93-million-april-deposit-760x428.png&amp;w=32&amp;q=75 32w, 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\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2Fethereum-foundation-reaches-70000-eth-staking-target-with-93-million-april-deposit-760x428.png&amp;w=1200&amp;q=75 1200w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2Fethereum-foundation-reaches-70000-eth-staking-target-with-93-million-april-deposit-760x428.png&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75 1920w\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2Fethereum-foundation-reaches-70000-eth-staking-target-with-93-million-april-deposit-760x428.png&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 m-0 p-3 text-xl font-bold capitalize leading-[1.17] tracking-[-0.4px] !text-white\">Ethereum Foundation Reaches 70,000 ETH Staking Target With $93 Million April Deposit<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2.5 px-1 pt-2.5 pb-1\">\n<p class=\"m-0 line-clamp-2 text-xs leading-[1.3] !text-[#67656E]\">The Ethereum Foundation (EF) staked approximately 45,034 ETH on April 3, 2026, bringing its cumulative total to nearly 69,500 ETH\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flex h-[38px] w-full items-center justify-center rounded-pill bg-[#4169E1] text-sm font-medium text-white no-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/ethereum-foundation-reaches-70000-eth-staking-target-with-93-million-april-deposit\/\">Read Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden overflow-hidden rounded-lg !bg-[#E8EDFA] p-[9px] md:flex md:flex-row md:gap-3 lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"relative size-[150px] min-w-[150px] shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-[15px]\"><img alt=\"Ethereum Foundation Reaches 70,000 ETH Staking Target With $93 Million April Deposit\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"object-cover\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" sizes=\"150px\" 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src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/images\/uploads\/bitcoin_news_newlogo.svg\" alt=\"Bitcoin.com News\" class=\"size-7\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col justify-between gap-2\">\n<h3 class=\"m-0 line-clamp-3 text-xl font-bold capitalize leading-[1.17] tracking-[-0.4px] !text-[#1C1C1C]\">Ethereum Foundation Reaches 70,000 ETH Staking Target With $93 Million April Deposit<\/h3>\n<p class=\"m-0 line-clamp-2 text-sm leading-[1.3] !text-[#67656E]\">The Ethereum Foundation (EF) staked approximately 45,034 ETH on April 3, 2026, bringing its cumulative total to nearly 69,500 ETH\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flex h-[38px] w-full items-center justify-center rounded-pill bg-[#4169E1] text-sm font-medium text-white no-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/ethereum-foundation-reaches-70000-eth-staking-target-with-93-million-april-deposit\/\">Read Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden overflow-hidden rounded-lg !bg-[#E8EDFA] p-[9px] lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:gap-4\">\n<div class=\"relative size-[150px] min-w-[150px] shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-[15px]\"><img alt=\"Ethereum Foundation Reaches 70,000 ETH Staking Target With $93 Million April Deposit\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"object-cover\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" sizes=\"150px\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2Fethereum-foundation-reaches-70000-eth-staking-target-with-93-million-april-deposit-150x150.png&amp;w=32&amp;q=75 32w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2Fethereum-foundation-reaches-70000-eth-staking-target-with-93-million-april-deposit-150x150.png&amp;w=48&amp;q=75 48w, 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\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2Fethereum-foundation-reaches-70000-eth-staking-target-with-93-million-april-deposit-150x150.png&amp;w=640&amp;q=75 640w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2Fethereum-foundation-reaches-70000-eth-staking-target-with-93-million-april-deposit-150x150.png&amp;w=828&amp;q=75 828w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2Fethereum-foundation-reaches-70000-eth-staking-target-with-93-million-april-deposit-150x150.png&amp;w=1080&amp;q=75 1080w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2Fethereum-foundation-reaches-70000-eth-staking-target-with-93-million-april-deposit-150x150.png&amp;w=1200&amp;q=75 1200w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2Fethereum-foundation-reaches-70000-eth-staking-target-with-93-million-april-deposit-150x150.png&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75 1920w\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2Fethereum-foundation-reaches-70000-eth-staking-target-with-93-million-april-deposit-150x150.png&amp;w=1920&amp;q=75\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"absolute left-2 top-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/images\/uploads\/bitcoin_news_newlogo.svg\" alt=\"Bitcoin.com News\" class=\"size-7\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col justify-center gap-2\">\n<div class=\"flex items-start gap-3\">\n<h3 class=\"m-0 min-w-0 flex-1 line-clamp-2 text-2xl font-bold capitalize leading-[1.17] tracking-[-0.48px] !text-[#1C1C1C]\">Ethereum Foundation Reaches 70,000 ETH Staking Target With $93 Million April Deposit<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"flex h-12 w-[180px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-pill bg-[#4169E1] text-sm font-medium text-white no-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/ethereum-foundation-reaches-70000-eth-staking-target-with-93-million-april-deposit\/\">Read Now<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"m-0 line-clamp-2 text-base leading-[1.3] !text-[#67656E]\">The Ethereum Foundation (EF) staked approximately 45,034 ETH on April 3, 2026, bringing its cumulative total to nearly 69,500 ETH\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Adding pressure, miners cannot rely on fees, which account for just 0.56% of the block reward. In effect, the system appears to be approaching a breaking point. Yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin<\/a>\u2019s difficulty adjustment is engineered for precisely this scenario. If miners exit and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-bitcoin-hashrate\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hashrate<\/a> declines, difficulty adjusts downward, drawing participants back with more accessible conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-difficulty-climbs-3-87-as-hashrate-slips-and-next-cut-looms\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways: Bitcoin difficulty rose 3.87% at block 943488 as hashrate fell 60.45 EH\/s; a 15.73% cut is projected. Miners face $30.67 PH\/s hashprice and 0.56% fees, pushing firms toward AI over BTC mining. Bitcoin network nears April 19, 2026, adjustment as slower 11:51 blocks signal easing difficulty [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":70659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70658"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70658\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}