Difficulty Ribbon
Zcash
The spread of difficulty moving averages (nine days to two hundred) divided by the longest.
Why it matters
Compression toward zero means the averages have converged — mining growth stalled after weaker miners capitulated.
How it is built
Aggregated per day directly from the chain's own ledger — measured, not estimated or interpolated.
What to watch
Troughs in this line have historically coincided with price bottoms.
Measured on this chain
Difficulty Ribbon on Zcash last read 0.1672 on Sep 23, 2026, a change of -3.2% over 30 days, ranging from 0.006117 (May 10, 2026) to 0.2403 (Nov 21, 2025).
- Latest reading
- 0.1672
- Sep 23, 2026
- Change
- 1d -0.95%
- 30d -3.2%
- 90d +12.7%
- 1y +441.57%
- Range
- Low 0.006117·May 10, 2026
- High 0.2403·Nov 21, 2025
- Coverage
- Jul 16, 2024 — Sep 23, 2026
- 800 readings
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2026 | 0.1739 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 0.1743 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 0.1753 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 0.1749 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 0.1754 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 0.1734 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 0.173 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 0.1728 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.1717 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0.1694 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 0.1688 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 0.1672 |
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