Techub News, citing CryptoBriefing, reported that the Bitcoin network completed its latest mining difficulty adjustment on June 14 at block 953,568. The adjustment reduced Bitcoin mining difficulty by 10.09%, from 138.96 trillion to 124.93 trillion.
The drop ranks as the 11th-largest negative difficulty adjustment in Bitcoin’s history. It is also the second-largest decline recorded since the beginning of 2026. The adjustment came after Bitcoin’s price continued to fall in June, putting pressure on miner revenue and leading some mining machines to shut down and leave the network.
Lower mining difficulty improves conditions for the miners that remain online, as fewer active machines compete for block rewards under the adjusted network conditions. The report also said the shift indicates that the phase of forced miner selling is approaching its end. This adjustment cycle took 15.6 days, longer than Bitcoin’s standard 14-day interval.