Bitcoin's mining difficulty is projected to decrease by approximately 4.46% around May 4, 2025, at 12:49:52 AM UTC [3]. This adjustment follows recent fluctuations in the Bitcoin Hashrate [3]. The change is a response to miners operating slightly slower than the target block time [3].
The average Bitcoin block time has recently been around 10.47 minutes, a bit slower than the intended 10 minutes [3, 18]. The upcoming adjustment aims to correct this by reducing the difficulty level, which adjusts roughly every two weeks to maintain a stable block production rate [3, 18].
The anticipated decrease in difficulty is linked to recent variations in the Bitcoin Hashrate [3]. Miners may face challenges in sustaining profitability amid fluctuating difficulty, leading to Hashrate adjustments [4, 8, 14]. Bitcoin's price currently hovers around $96,477.68 [10].