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Data / Difficulty adjustments / Block 435,456
October 22, 2016. Difficulty fell by -1.90% to 253.62B from 258.52B.
| Change | -1.90% |
| New difficulty | 253.62B |
| Period length | 14.3 days |
| Network hashrate then (7-day) | 1.8 EH/s |
| Bitcoin price then | $629 |
| Hashprice then | $668/PH/day |
The 2,016 blocks before it took 14.3 days, longer than the 14 intended, so hashrate had fallen, and difficulty fell by 1.90%: an ordinary adjustment. For every machine on the network that is a pay rise of the same size until the next retarget.
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