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Bitcoin’s Difficulty Adjustment Explained: How the Network Punishes Itself Every Two Weeks

Bitcoin.com Published 25.07.2026 11:30

Every 2,016 blocks, i.e. roughly every two weeks, Bitcoin automatically resets how hard it is to mine a block, a self-correcting rule that swung from an 11.16% cut on Feb.…

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