The data is current at the time 2026-10-14T22:30:09+00:00
Updated: 27 minutes ago
Current difficulty
87,856,933
Current value for today
Difficulty prediction
-3.81%Blocks before recalculation
247
/ 2016
Time left until the calculation
10 hours 41 minutes
Progress of the era
88%
Relative change in network difficulty
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Mining difficulty LTC
Find out how the profit of popular ASIC miners will change after recalculating the difficulty at a rate of 5 rubles/kW.
| Model | Current income | Income after recalculation |
|---|---|---|
| Antminer S21 Pro 245 Th/s | 4.31 USDT | 4.69 USDT |
| Antminer S21+ 235 Th/s | 3.63 USDT | 4 USDT |
| Antminer S21 200 Th/s | 2.8 USDT | 3.11 USDT |
| Antminer T21 190 Th/s | 2.25 USDT | 2.55 USDT |
| Avalon Q 90 Th/s | 1.12 USDT | 1.26 USDT |
| Antminer S19k Pro 120 Th/s | 0.73 USDT | 0.92 USDT |
| Antminer S19 95 Th/s | -0.95 USDT | -0.8 USDT |
| WhatsMiner M30S++ 112 Th/s | -0.6 USDT | -0.43 USDT |
| Antminer S19j Pro 104 Th/s | -0.34 USDT | -0.17 USDT |
| WhatsMiner M50 124 Th/s | -0.31 USDT | -0.12 USDT |
Miners for LTC
Frequently Asked Questions
The Litecoin difficulty is a parameter that determines how difficult it is to find a new block in the LTC blockchain. It is automatically adjusted according to the protocol rules to maintain the target block generation rate. You can also learn more about this topic in our article What is network difficulty?
The difficulty adjustment period depends on the protocol of each cryptocurrency. For example, the Bitcoin network adjusts its difficulty every 2016 blocks to keep the average block generation time close to its target value.
An increase in LTC difficulty means that more computational work is required to find a new block. With the network hashrate and other conditions unchanged, this generally reduces the mining profitability of individual mining hardware.
The current difficulty and its projected change for Litecoin are available on this page. The forecast is calculated using the current block generation rate and other network data for LTC.
The difficulty calculation algorithm is defined by the rules of each cryptocurrency protocol. In the LTC network, the difficulty is adjusted based on the actual block generation time during the previous adjustment period to keep block production close to the target rate.
Hashrate represents the total computational power of miners on the network, while difficulty determines how difficult it is to find a new block. When hashrate increases, blocks may be found faster than the target rate, so the protocol will typically increase difficulty at the next adjustment.
All other conditions being equal, an increase in difficulty reduces expected mining profitability because each miner accounts for a smaller share of the network's total computational work. A decrease in difficulty generally has the opposite effect.
The timing of the next difficulty adjustment depends on the number of remaining blocks and the current block generation rate. This page shows the number of blocks remaining until the adjustment and the estimated time until LTC difficulty changes.
The main reason for a difficulty change is a difference between the actual block generation rate and the protocol's target rate. If blocks are found faster than the target time, difficulty usually increases. If they are found more slowly, difficulty decreases.
The history of Litecoin difficulty changes is available on this page in the table and chart. It allows you to compare the current difficulty with previous values and see how the network difficulty has changed over time.