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Bitcoin network health

How strong is Bitcoin's network right now?

Combine mining power, difficulty, miner earnings, and network activity without hiding the ingredients.

35Quietout of 100
YesterdayQuiet (35)
Last weekQuiet (36)
Measures are splitWhere each measure sitsNumbered markers run from Quiet on the left to Thriving on the right. 1. Mining Power, 31 out of 100. 2. Mining Difficulty, 31 out of 100. 3. Miner Revenue, 50 out of 100. 4. Daily Activity, 93 out of 100. 5. Fee Demand, 10 out of 100. 6. Large Transactions, 31 out of 100. 7. Wallet Growth, 15 out of 100.
  • 1Mining PowerQuiet
  • 2Mining DifficultyQuiet
  • 3Miner RevenueSteady
  • 4Daily ActivityThriving
  • 5Fee DemandVery quiet
  • 6Large TransactionsQuiet
  • 7Wallet GrowthVery quiet

What drives this reading

What this reading means

  1. So, how strong is the network right now?

    New wallets are being added more slowly than usual, and most measures are running quiet.

    Seven measures are rolled into this score, and the table above shows each one. A stronger network does not guarantee a higher Bitcoin price. Mining power, fees, difficulty, and miner earnings can update at different times.

  2. What changed recently?

    Arrow shows which way it moved. Orange means busier or stronger, and blue means quieter.

    • Mining difficulty stepped upDifficulty changed +1.0% on 2026-08-08. Difficulty trails mining power by about two weeks. This just caught up to mining power's earlier climb, which has since eased.
    • Miner margins are very tightRevenue per unit is 93% below its 2020-era peak. Even with mining power near record, the per-machine reward stays thin. Only the cheapest electricity wins.
    • Fee demand picked upThe typical fee is around $0.29 per transaction. Easy on users. But it also means demand to use the network is soft.
    • Wallet growth held steadyAbout +1.81M wallets over the last 6 months. Adoption is still expanding even when prices wobble.
    • Mining power eased backMining power is up 0.1% over the month, down 1.7% on the week. Still near record levels, but the recent climb has stalled.

How does today compare to its history?

Usually daily
Bitcoin network health over time chartmaketomaketo.com/bitcoin/network020406080100JulNovMarJulNovMarJulLATEST35

The score runs from 0 to 100 against the network's own history. Lower is quieter and higher is more active.

Latest displayed reading: 35 on Aug 15, 2026. This view shows 760 dated readings from Jul 17, 2024 to Aug 15, 2026. The latest displayed reading is higher than the first. The displayed low is 28 on Jul 2, 2025. The displayed high is 63 on Nov 22, 2024. Every day in this range has a reading.

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  • Network health score (selected): 35
How we read Bitcoin network healthSeven measures, each compared with its own history, blended into one 0–100 reading.
0 · Very quiet50 · SteadyThriving · 100
Mining power22%Mining difficulty10%Miner earnings8%Transactions15%Demand to use the network12%Large transactions8%New wallets25%

This reading blends seven measures of Bitcoin's network: mining power, mining difficulty, miner earnings, transactions, fees, large transactions, and wallet growth. Each measure is compared with its own history before the results are blended into one score. Lower readings mark quieter stretches and higher readings mark busier, stronger stretches. It describes the network, not what the price will do next.

The miner revenue band adds context without changing the score. Missing measures stay visible as unavailable, and an old measure is marked out of date.

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