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Data / Difficulty adjustments / Block 217,728
January 23, 2013. Difficulty fell by -8.64% to 2.97M from 3.25M.
| Change | -8.64% |
| New difficulty | 2.97M |
| Period length | 15.3 days |
| Network hashrate then (7-day) | — |
| Bitcoin price then | $18 |
| Hashprice then | — |
The 2,016 blocks before it took 15.3 days, longer than the 14 intended, so hashrate had fallen, and difficulty fell by 8.64%: a large adjustment. For every machine on the network that is a pay rise of the same size until the next retarget.
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