Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Decreases by 7.8%: Miners Shift to AI Hashpower, Network Hashrate Continues to Drop

BlockBeats News, March 23, the Bitcoin mining difficulty has dropped by about 7.76% to 133.79T, marking the second largest negative adjustment in 2026. The current network hashrate has fallen to about 903–948 EH/s, significantly down from the peak in 2025.

Analysts point out that under the backdrop of the coin price being below the production cost and mining revenue being under pressure, a large number of miners are shifting their infrastructure to AI and high-performance computing businesses, driving a structural transformation in the industry. Mining firms like Core Scientific and Bitdeer have accelerated their transformation, which may have an impact on the long-term security and hashrate distribution of the Bitcoin network.