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Data / Blocks mined per day / 2016
How many blocks the network found each day; 144 is the target.
Blocks mined per day opened 2016 at 135 blocks (January 1, 2016) and closed at 148 blocks (December 31, 2016), up 9.6%. The high was 200 blocks on February 6, 2016 and the low 116 blocks on November 4, 2016.
| Month | Month end |
|---|---|
| January 2016 | 181 blocks |
| February 2016 | 133 blocks |
| March 2016 | 124 blocks |
| April 2016 | 146 blocks |
| May 2016 | 127 blocks |
| June 2016 | 150 blocks |
| July 2016 | 154 blocks |
| August 2016 | 134 blocks |
| September 2016 | 142 blocks |
| October 2016 | 147 blocks |
| November 2016 | 142 blocks |
| December 2016 | 148 blocks |
The network aims for a block every ten minutes, 144 a day. More than that means hashrate has grown since the last retarget and difficulty is about to rise; fewer means machines have switched off. Each bar is one day.
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