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Bitcoin mining profit crisis hits as difficulty to drop by 14% this weekend while block time spikes to 20 minutes

by Vivek Kumar
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Bitcoin block times over the past year remain mostly stable near the 10-minute target, but a sharp spike in early February 2026 highlights the recent slowdown tied to miners curtailing hashpower.

While price action has always been volatile and, arguably, exciting, the Bitcoin block times over the past year remain mostly stable near the 10-minute target, but a sharp spike in early February 2026 highlights the recent slowdown tied to miners curtailing hashpower.

What this means for everyone else

For ordinary Bitcoin users, a slower block cadence mostly shows up as waiting, and sometimes as higher fees when demand stacks up. It is not usually catastrophic. It is more like traffic.

For miners, it is the entire business.

For the broader market, it is one of the few times you can see the invisible infrastructure wobble in public, the base layer showing its seams. Bitcoin’s security model is…

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