Bitcoin mining difficulty experienced a decline of more than 5% on July 5 and reached a quarterly low of 79.50 TH/s. This was the largest decline since March, when the rate briefly fell below 80 TH/s. During the March to May period, the difficulty increased significantly, reaching an all-time high of 88.10 TH/s before gradually stabilizing to its current level. The hashrate is updated every 2,016 blocks, which takes approximately two weeks. Historically, the hashrate has typically shown month-to-month growth, with few exceptions. In 2014, for example, the hashrate was 1.1 gigahashes per second, low enough for most desktops to successfully mine Bitcoin. READBitcoin, Ethereum… and Chainlink. How They Got to Stand in One Row, and Why One Should Track LINK