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

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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. 7, 2026 to a 14.7% hike just 12 days later, the network’s sharpest whipsaw since 2021. The Rule Nobody Votes On Bitcoin has no manager […]