diff --git a/frontend/src/app/app.module.ts b/frontend/src/app/app.module.ts
index fd7ab3a3d..3e2c40b25 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/app.module.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/app.module.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import { SharedModule } from './shared/shared.module';
 import { NgbTypeaheadModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { FeesBoxComponent } from './components/fees-box/fees-box.component';
 import { DashboardComponent } from './dashboard/dashboard.component';
+import { DifficultyComponent } from './components/difficulty/difficulty.component';
 import { FontAwesomeModule, FaIconLibrary } from '@fortawesome/angular-fontawesome';
 import { faFilter, faAngleDown, faAngleUp, faAngleRight, faAngleLeft, faBolt, faChartArea, faCogs, faCubes, faDatabase, faExchangeAlt, faInfoCircle,
   faLink, faList, faSearch, faCaretUp, faCaretDown, faTachometerAlt, faThList, faTint, faTv, faAngleDoubleDown, faSortUp, faAngleDoubleUp, faChevronDown, faFileAlt, faRedoAlt, faArrowAltCircleRight, faExternalLinkAlt, faBook, faListUl } from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons';
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
     StatusViewComponent,
     FeesBoxComponent,
     DashboardComponent,
+    DifficultyComponent,
     ApiDocsComponent,
     CodeTemplateComponent,
     TermsOfServiceComponent,
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/difficulty/difficulty.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/difficulty/difficulty.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5064c1c08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/difficulty/difficulty.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+<div class="main-title" i18n="dashboard.difficulty-adjustment">Difficulty Adjustment</div>
+<div class="card-wrapper">
+  <div class="card">
+    <div class="card-body more-padding">
+      <div class="difficulty-adjustment-container" *ngIf="(isLoadingWebSocket$ | async) === false && (difficultyEpoch$ | async) as epochData; else loadingDifficulty">
+        <div class="item">
+          <h5 class="card-title" i18n="difficulty-box.remaining">Remaining</h5>
+          <div class="card-text">
+            <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="epochData.remainingBlocks === 1 ? blocksSingular : blocksPlural; context: {$implicit: epochData.remainingBlocks }"></ng-container>
+            <ng-template #blocksPlural let-i i18n="shared.blocks">{{ i }} <span class="shared-block">blocks</span></ng-template>
+            <ng-template #blocksSingular let-i i18n="shared.block">{{ i }} <span class="shared-block">block</span></ng-template>
+          </div>
+          <div class="symbol"><app-time-until [time]="epochData.remainingTime" [fastRender]="true"></app-time-until></div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="item">
+          <h5 class="card-title" i18n="difficulty-box.estimate">Estimate</h5>
+          <div *ngIf="epochData.remainingBlocks < 1870; else recentlyAdjusted" class="card-text" [ngStyle]="{'color': epochData.colorAdjustments}">
+            <span *ngIf="epochData.change > 0; else arrowDownDifficulty" >
+              <fa-icon class="retarget-sign" [icon]="['fas', 'caret-up']" [fixedWidth]="true"></fa-icon>
+            </span>
+            <ng-template #arrowDownDifficulty >
+              <fa-icon class="retarget-sign" [icon]="['fas', 'caret-down']" [fixedWidth]="true"></fa-icon>
+            </ng-template>
+            {{ epochData.change | absolute | number: '1.2-2' }}
+            <span class="symbol">%</span>
+          </div>
+          <ng-template #recentlyAdjusted>
+            <div class="card-text">&#8212;</div>
+          </ng-template>
+          <div class="symbol">
+            <span i18n="difficulty-box.previous">Previous</span>:
+            <span [ngStyle]="{'color': epochData.colorPreviousAdjustments}">
+              <span *ngIf="epochData.previousRetarget > 0; else arrowDownPreviousDifficulty" >
+                <fa-icon class="previous-retarget-sign" [icon]="['fas', 'caret-up']" [fixedWidth]="true"></fa-icon>
+              </span>
+              <ng-template #arrowDownPreviousDifficulty >
+                <fa-icon class="previous-retarget-sign" [icon]="['fas', 'caret-down']" [fixedWidth]="true"></fa-icon>
+              </ng-template>
+              {{ epochData.previousRetarget | absolute | number: '1.2-2' }} </span> %
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="item">
+          <h5 class="card-title" i18n="difficulty-box.current-period">Current Period</h5>
+          <div class="card-text">{{ epochData.progress | number: '1.2-2' }} <span class="symbol">%</span></div>
+          <div class="progress small-bar">
+            <div class="progress-bar" role="progressbar" style="width: 15%; background-color: #105fb0" [ngStyle]="{'width': epochData.base}">&nbsp;</div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<ng-template #loadingDifficulty>
+  <div class="difficulty-skeleton loading-container">
+    <div class="item">
+      <h5 class="card-title" i18n="difficulty-box.remaining">Remaining</h5>
+      <div class="card-text">
+        <div class="skeleton-loader"></div>
+        <div class="skeleton-loader"></div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="item">
+      <h5 class="card-title" i18n="difficulty-box.estimate">Estimate</h5>
+      <div class="card-text">
+        <div class="skeleton-loader"></div>
+        <div class="skeleton-loader"></div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="item">
+      <h5 class="card-title" i18n="difficulty-box.current-period">Current Period</h5>
+      <div class="card-text">
+        <div class="skeleton-loader"></div>
+        <div class="skeleton-loader"></div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</ng-template>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/difficulty/difficulty.component.scss b/frontend/src/app/components/difficulty/difficulty.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f66e2c8e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/difficulty/difficulty.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+.difficulty-adjustment-container {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  justify-content: space-around;
+  height: 76px;
+  .shared-block {
+    color: #ffffff66;
+    font-size: 12px;
+  }
+  .item {
+    padding: 0 5px;
+    width: 100%;
+    &:nth-child(1) {
+      display: none;
+      @media (min-width: 485px) {
+        display: table-cell;
+      }
+      @media (min-width: 768px) {
+        display: none;
+      }
+      @media (min-width: 992px) {
+        display: table-cell;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  .card-text {
+    font-size: 22px;
+    margin-top: -9px;
+    position: relative;
+  }
+}
+
+
+.difficulty-skeleton {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  @media (min-width: 376px) {
+    flex-direction: row;
+  }
+  .item {
+    max-width: 150px;
+    margin: 0;
+    width: -webkit-fill-available;
+    @media (min-width: 376px) {
+      margin: 0 auto 0px;
+    }
+    &:first-child{
+      display: none;
+      @media (min-width: 485px) {
+        display: block;
+      }
+      @media (min-width: 768px) {
+        display: none;
+      }
+      @media (min-width: 992px) {
+        display: block;
+      }
+    }
+    &:last-child {
+      margin-bottom: 0;
+    }
+  }
+  .card-text {
+    .skeleton-loader {
+      width: 100%;
+      display: block;
+      &:first-child {
+        margin: 14px auto 0;
+        max-width: 80px;
+      }
+      &:last-child {
+        margin: 10px auto 0;
+        max-width: 120px;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.card {
+  background-color: #1d1f31;
+  height: 100%;
+}
+
+.card-title {
+  color: #4a68b9;
+  font-size: 1rem;
+}
+
+.progress {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  width: 100%;
+  background-color: #2d3348;
+  height: 1.1rem;
+  max-width: 180px;
+}
+
+.skeleton-loader {
+  max-width: 100%;
+}
+
+.more-padding {
+  padding: 18px;
+}
+
+.small-bar {
+  height: 8px;
+  top: -4px;
+  max-width: 120px;
+}
+
+.loading-container {
+  min-height: 76px;
+}
+
+.main-title {
+  position: relative;
+  color: #ffffff91;
+  margin-top: -13px;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  text-align: center;
+  padding-bottom: 3px;
+}
+
+.card-wrapper {
+  .card {
+    height: auto !important;
+  }
+  .card-body {
+    display: flex;
+    flex: inherit;
+    text-align: center;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    justify-content: space-around;
+    padding: 22px 20px;
+  }
+}
+
+.retarget-sign {
+  margin-right: -3px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  top: -2px;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.previous-retarget-sign {
+  margin-right: -2px;
+  font-size: 10px;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/difficulty/difficulty.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/difficulty/difficulty.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..312c1b2d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/difficulty/difficulty.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { combineLatest, Observable, timer } from 'rxjs';
+import { map, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { StateService } from '../..//services/state.service';
+
+interface EpochProgress {
+  base: string;
+  change: number;
+  progress: string;
+  remainingBlocks: number;
+  newDifficultyHeight: number;
+  colorAdjustments: string;
+  colorPreviousAdjustments: string;
+  timeAvg: string;
+  remainingTime: number;
+  previousRetarget: number;
+}
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-difficulty',
+  templateUrl: './difficulty.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./difficulty.component.scss'],
+  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
+})
+export class DifficultyComponent implements OnInit {
+  isLoadingWebSocket$: Observable<boolean>;
+  difficultyEpoch$: Observable<EpochProgress>;
+
+  constructor(
+    public stateService: StateService,
+  ) { }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.isLoadingWebSocket$ = this.stateService.isLoadingWebSocket$;
+    this.difficultyEpoch$ = timer(0, 1000)
+      .pipe(
+        switchMap(() => combineLatest([
+          this.stateService.blocks$.pipe(map(([block]) => block)),
+          this.stateService.lastDifficultyAdjustment$,
+          this.stateService.previousRetarget$
+        ])),
+        map(([block, DATime, previousRetarget]) => {
+          const now = new Date().getTime() / 1000;
+          const diff = now - DATime;
+          const blocksInEpoch = block.height % 2016;
+          const progress = (blocksInEpoch >= 0) ? (blocksInEpoch / 2016 * 100).toFixed(2) : `100`;
+          const remainingBlocks = 2016 - blocksInEpoch;
+          const newDifficultyHeight = block.height + remainingBlocks;
+
+          let change = 0;
+          if (remainingBlocks < 1870) {
+            if (blocksInEpoch > 0) {
+              change = (600 / (diff / blocksInEpoch ) - 1) * 100;
+            }
+            if (change > 300) {
+              change = 300;
+            }
+            if (change < -75) {
+              change = -75;
+            }
+          }
+
+          const timeAvgDiff = change * 0.1;
+
+          let timeAvgMins = 10;
+          if (timeAvgDiff > 0) {
+            timeAvgMins -= Math.abs(timeAvgDiff);
+          } else {
+            timeAvgMins += Math.abs(timeAvgDiff);
+          }
+
+          const timeAvg = timeAvgMins.toFixed(0);
+          const remainingTime = (remainingBlocks * timeAvgMins * 60 * 1000) + (now * 1000);
+
+          let colorAdjustments = '#ffffff66';
+          if (change > 0) {
+            colorAdjustments = '#3bcc49';
+          }
+          if (change < 0) {
+            colorAdjustments = '#dc3545';
+          }
+
+          let colorPreviousAdjustments = '#dc3545';
+          if (previousRetarget) {
+            if (previousRetarget >= 0) {
+              colorPreviousAdjustments = '#3bcc49';
+            }
+            if (previousRetarget === 0) {
+              colorPreviousAdjustments = '#ffffff66';
+            }
+          } else {
+            colorPreviousAdjustments = '#ffffff66';
+          }
+
+          return {
+            base: `${progress}%`,
+            change,
+            progress,
+            remainingBlocks,
+            timeAvg,
+            colorAdjustments,
+            colorPreviousAdjustments,
+            blocksInEpoch,
+            newDifficultyHeight,
+            remainingTime,
+            previousRetarget,
+          };
+        })
+      );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.html b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
index 25cacb428..b3cbd5fa1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="col" *ngIf="(network$ | async) !== 'liquid' && (network$ | async) !== 'liquidtestnet'">
-        <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="difficultyEpoch"></ng-container>
+        <app-difficulty></app-difficulty>
       </div>
       <div class="col">
         <div class="card">
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="col" *ngIf="(network$ | async) !== 'liquid' && (network$ | async) !== 'liquidtestnet'">
-        <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="difficultyEpoch"></ng-container>
+        <app-difficulty></app-difficulty>
       </div>
       <div class="col">
         <div class="card graph-card">
@@ -228,84 +228,3 @@
     </ng-template>
   </ng-template>
 </ng-template>
-
-<ng-template #difficultyEpoch>
-  <div class="main-title" i18n="dashboard.difficulty-adjustment">Difficulty Adjustment</div>
-  <div class="card-wrapper">
-    <div class="card">
-      <div class="card-body more-padding">
-        <div class="difficulty-adjustment-container" *ngIf="(isLoadingWebSocket$ | async) === false && (difficultyEpoch$ | async) as epochData; else loadingDifficulty">
-          <div class="item">
-            <h5 class="card-title" i18n="difficulty-box.remaining">Remaining</h5>
-            <div class="card-text">
-              <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="epochData.remainingBlocks === 1 ? blocksSingular : blocksPlural; context: {$implicit: epochData.remainingBlocks }"></ng-container>
-              <ng-template #blocksPlural let-i i18n="shared.blocks">{{ i }} <span class="shared-block">blocks</span></ng-template>
-              <ng-template #blocksSingular let-i i18n="shared.block">{{ i }} <span class="shared-block">block</span></ng-template>
-            </div>
-            <div class="symbol"><app-time-until [time]="epochData.remainingTime" [fastRender]="true"></app-time-until></div>
-          </div>
-          <div class="item">
-            <h5 class="card-title" i18n="difficulty-box.estimate">Estimate</h5>
-            <div *ngIf="epochData.remainingBlocks < 1870; else recentlyAdjusted" class="card-text" [ngStyle]="{'color': epochData.colorAdjustments}">
-              <span *ngIf="epochData.change > 0; else arrowDownDifficulty" >
-                <fa-icon class="retarget-sign" [icon]="['fas', 'caret-up']" [fixedWidth]="true"></fa-icon>
-              </span>
-              <ng-template #arrowDownDifficulty >
-                <fa-icon class="retarget-sign" [icon]="['fas', 'caret-down']" [fixedWidth]="true"></fa-icon>
-              </ng-template>
-              {{ epochData.change | absolute | number: '1.2-2' }}
-              <span class="symbol">%</span>
-            </div>
-            <ng-template #recentlyAdjusted>
-              <div class="card-text">&#8212;</div>
-            </ng-template>
-            <div class="symbol">
-              <span i18n="difficulty-box.previous">Previous</span>:
-              <span [ngStyle]="{'color': epochData.colorPreviousAdjustments}">
-                <span *ngIf="epochData.previousRetarget > 0; else arrowDownPreviousDifficulty" >
-                  <fa-icon class="previous-retarget-sign" [icon]="['fas', 'caret-up']" [fixedWidth]="true"></fa-icon>
-                </span>
-                <ng-template #arrowDownPreviousDifficulty >
-                  <fa-icon class="previous-retarget-sign" [icon]="['fas', 'caret-down']" [fixedWidth]="true"></fa-icon>
-                </ng-template>
-                {{ epochData.previousRetarget | absolute | number: '1.2-2' }} </span> %
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <div class="item">
-            <h5 class="card-title" i18n="difficulty-box.current-period">Current Period</h5>
-            <div class="card-text">{{ epochData.progress | number: '1.2-2' }} <span class="symbol">%</span></div>
-            <div class="progress small-bar">
-              <div class="progress-bar" role="progressbar" style="width: 15%; background-color: #105fb0" [ngStyle]="{'width': epochData.base}">&nbsp;</div>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</ng-template>
-
-<ng-template #loadingDifficulty>
-  <div class="difficulty-skeleton loading-container">
-    <div class="item">
-      <h5 class="card-title" i18n="difficulty-box.remaining">Remaining</h5>
-      <div class="card-text">
-        <div class="skeleton-loader"></div>
-        <div class="skeleton-loader"></div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="item">
-      <h5 class="card-title" i18n="difficulty-box.estimate">Estimate</h5>
-      <div class="card-text">
-        <div class="skeleton-loader"></div>
-        <div class="skeleton-loader"></div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="item">
-      <h5 class="card-title" i18n="difficulty-box.current-period">Current Period</h5>
-      <div class="card-text">
-        <div class="skeleton-loader"></div>
-        <div class="skeleton-loader"></div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</ng-template>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.scss b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.scss
index 541bd2129..39ca2101a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.scss
+++ b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.scss
@@ -243,84 +243,6 @@
   max-width: 120px;
 }
 
-.difficulty-adjustment-container {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: row;
-  justify-content: space-around;
-  height: 76px;
-  .shared-block {
-    color: #ffffff66;
-    font-size: 12px;
-  }
-  .item {
-    padding: 0 5px;
-    width: 100%;
-    &:nth-child(1) {
-      display: none;
-      @media (min-width: 485px) {
-        display: table-cell;
-      }
-      @media (min-width: 768px) {
-        display: none;
-      }
-      @media (min-width: 992px) {
-        display: table-cell;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  .card-text {
-    font-size: 22px;
-    margin-top: -9px;
-    position: relative;
-  }
-}
-
-
-.difficulty-skeleton {
-  display: flex;
-  justify-content: space-between;
-  @media (min-width: 376px) {
-    flex-direction: row;
-  }
-  .item {
-    max-width: 150px;
-    margin: 0;
-    width: -webkit-fill-available;
-    @media (min-width: 376px) {
-      margin: 0 auto 0px;
-    }
-    &:first-child{
-      display: none;
-      @media (min-width: 485px) {
-        display: block;
-      }
-      @media (min-width: 768px) {
-        display: none;
-      }
-      @media (min-width: 992px) {
-        display: block;
-      }
-    }
-    &:last-child {
-      margin-bottom: 0;
-    }
-  }
-  .card-text {
-    .skeleton-loader {
-      width: 100%;
-      display: block;
-      &:first-child {
-        margin: 14px auto 0;
-        max-width: 80px;
-      }
-      &:last-child {
-        margin: 10px auto 0;
-        max-width: 120px;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 .loading-container {
   min-height: 76px;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
index 3dbec5ce3..a582baba3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/dashboard.component.ts
@@ -15,19 +15,6 @@ interface MempoolBlocksData {
   size: number;
 }
 
-interface EpochProgress {
-  base: string;
-  change: number;
-  progress: string;
-  remainingBlocks: number;
-  newDifficultyHeight: number;
-  colorAdjustments: string;
-  colorPreviousAdjustments: string;
-  timeAvg: string;
-  remainingTime: number;
-  previousRetarget: number;
-}
-
 interface MempoolInfoData {
   memPoolInfo: MempoolInfo;
   vBytesPerSecond: number;
@@ -51,7 +38,6 @@ export class DashboardComponent implements OnInit {
   network$: Observable<string>;
   mempoolBlocksData$: Observable<MempoolBlocksData>;
   mempoolInfoData$: Observable<MempoolInfoData>;
-  difficultyEpoch$: Observable<EpochProgress>;
   mempoolLoadingStatus$: Observable<number>;
   vBytesPerSecondLimit = 1667;
   blocks$: Observable<Block[]>;
@@ -126,82 +112,6 @@ export class DashboardComponent implements OnInit {
       })
     );
 
-    this.difficultyEpoch$ = timer(0, 1000)
-      .pipe(
-        switchMap(() => combineLatest([
-          this.stateService.blocks$.pipe(map(([block]) => block)),
-          this.stateService.lastDifficultyAdjustment$,
-          this.stateService.previousRetarget$
-        ])),
-        map(([block, DATime, previousRetarget]) => {
-          const now = new Date().getTime() / 1000;
-          const diff = now - DATime;
-          const blocksInEpoch = block.height % 2016;
-          const progress = (blocksInEpoch >= 0) ? (blocksInEpoch / 2016 * 100).toFixed(2) : `100`;
-          const remainingBlocks = 2016 - blocksInEpoch;
-          const newDifficultyHeight = block.height + remainingBlocks;
-
-          let change = 0;
-          if (remainingBlocks < 1870) {
-            if (blocksInEpoch > 0) {
-              change = (600 / (diff / blocksInEpoch ) - 1) * 100;
-            }
-            if (change > 300) {
-              change = 300;
-            }
-            if (change < -75) {
-              change = -75;
-            }
-          }
-
-          const timeAvgDiff = change * 0.1;
-
-          let timeAvgMins = 10;
-          if (timeAvgDiff > 0) {
-            timeAvgMins -= Math.abs(timeAvgDiff);
-          } else {
-            timeAvgMins += Math.abs(timeAvgDiff);
-          }
-
-          const timeAvg = timeAvgMins.toFixed(0);
-          const remainingTime = (remainingBlocks * timeAvgMins * 60 * 1000) + (now * 1000);
-
-          let colorAdjustments = '#ffffff66';
-          if (change > 0) {
-            colorAdjustments = '#3bcc49';
-          }
-          if (change < 0) {
-            colorAdjustments = '#dc3545';
-          }
-
-          let colorPreviousAdjustments = '#dc3545';
-          if (previousRetarget) {
-            if (previousRetarget >= 0) {
-              colorPreviousAdjustments = '#3bcc49';
-            }
-            if (previousRetarget === 0) {
-              colorPreviousAdjustments = '#ffffff66';
-            }
-          } else {
-            colorPreviousAdjustments = '#ffffff66';
-          }
-
-          return {
-            base: `${progress}%`,
-            change,
-            progress,
-            remainingBlocks,
-            timeAvg,
-            colorAdjustments,
-            colorPreviousAdjustments,
-            blocksInEpoch,
-            newDifficultyHeight,
-            remainingTime,
-            previousRetarget,
-          };
-        })
-      );
-
     this.mempoolBlocksData$ = this.stateService.mempoolBlocks$
       .pipe(
         map((mempoolBlocks) => {