If you buy a fixed amount of Bitcoin hashrate, you might expect to receive the exact same amount of BTC every day. But that’s not how the network works. The latest KuCoin blog breaks down exactly why your daily mining output fluctuates even when your hashrate stays the same: ⚙️ The Difficulty Adjustment: To ensure a new block is found roughly every 10 minutes, the Bitcoin protocol automatically adjusts the "difficulty" of finding a block every 2,016 blocks (about two weeks). 📈 Hashrate vs. Difficulty: Your hashrate is your raw computing power. If the total global network hashrate rises, blocks are found too fast, and the network increases difficulty. This means your fixed hashrate now represents a smaller share of a more competitive network. 📉 Why Output Changes: Your expected BTC output is roughly your hashrate divided by the total network hashrate. When difficulty rises, global hashrate changes, or block rewards halve, your output changes with it. 💵 BTC Output vs. USDT Value: The network determines how much BTC you mine. The open market determines how much that BTC is worth in USDT. It is crucial to track these two metrics separately. Understanding the math behind the network is the first step to professional mining. Read the full beginner's guide here: