{"id":71369,"date":"2026-04-19T16:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-network-eases-as-difficulty-slides-2-43-and-hashprice-rises-13-65\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T16:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:18:16","slug":"bitcoin-network-eases-as-difficulty-slides-2-43-and-hashprice-rises-13-65","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/bitcoin-network-eases-as-difficulty-slides-2-43-and-hashprice-rises-13-65\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Network Eases as Difficulty Slides 2.43% and Hashprice Rises 13.65%"},"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 fell 2.43% to 135.59T on April 17, 2026, easing mining conditions.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Hashrateindex.com shows hashprice up 13.65%, boosting <span>bitcoin miner<\/span> revenue in the short term.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> <span>hashrate<\/span> tops 1 ZH\/s; faster blocks suggest a possible difficulty increase by April 30.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> Network Signals Shift<\/h2>\n<p>So far, 2026 has seen a total of <a href=\"https:\/\/explorer.cloverpool.com\/btc\/insights-difficulty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eight<\/a> difficulty adjustments, with five registering as reductions and three as increases. The downward revisions have meaningfully lowered the target, making <span>bitcoin mining<\/span> less demanding than it was at the close of 2025, at least by difficulty.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the last instance of difficulty at this level traces back to September 2025 at block height 913248. With the latest adjustment at block 945504, mining difficulty moved lower, declining from 138.96 trillion to 135.59 trillion, a 2.43% shift.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_807363\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-807363\" style=\"width:1364px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-807363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2026 difficulty adjustments so far, according to cloverpool.com stats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> <span>Bitcoin<\/span> prices have strengthened, and between March 18 and April 18, <a href=\"https:\/\/data.hashrateindex.com\/network-data\/bitcoin-hashprice-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hashprice<\/a> has climbed 13.65%, according to metrics logged by hashrateindex.com. Hashprice basically represents the daily value of 1 petahash per second (PH\/s) of <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>, though it can also be expressed across other units such as terahash or exahash.<\/p>\n<p>Improved revenue alongside reduced difficulty should offer miners a measure of breathing room in the near term, at least until the next adjustment anticipated around April 30. Yet the network\u2019s <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> continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/data.hashrateindex.com\/network-data\/network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">run above<\/a> 1,000 exahash per second (EH\/s), or 1 zettahash per second (ZH\/s), with block intervals accelerating.<\/p>\n<p>While it remains far too early to draw firm conclusions, the average interval of 9 minutes 35 seconds points to a likely upward adjustment. For mining participants, 2026 has unfolded as a period of adjustment, with onchain activity cooling in 2025 but now showing early signs of renewed traction.<\/p>\n<p>Fees still remain quite minimal, with mempool.space and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin<\/a> data platforms indicating an average of roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/mempool.space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1 satoshi per virtual byte<\/a>. Data from hashrateindex.com further shows that, over the past day, fees accounted for just 0.45% of total block revenue distributed to miners.<\/p>\n<p>The latest figures point to a mining environment that is easing on one side while tightening on another. Lower difficulty and stronger hashprice offer short-term relief, yet persistent <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> strength and faster block times suggest the network is already recalibrating.<\/p>\n<p>If current conditions hold, the next adjustment could reverse course, reinforcing how quickly equilibrium shifts as miners respond to price, incentives, and competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-network-eases-as-difficulty-slides-2-43-and-hashprice-rises-13-65\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways: Bitcoin difficulty fell 2.43% to 135.59T on April 17, 2026, easing mining conditions. Hashrateindex.com shows hashprice up 13.65%, boosting bitcoin miner revenue in the short term. Bitcoin hashrate tops 1 ZH\/s; faster blocks suggest a possible difficulty increase by April 30. 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