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Data / Difficulty adjustments / Block 457,632
March 17, 2017. Difficulty rose by +3.24% to 475.71B from 460.77B.
| Change | +3.24% |
| New difficulty | 475.71B |
| Period length | 13.6 days |
| Network hashrate then (7-day) | 3.4 EH/s |
| Bitcoin price then | $1,111 |
| Hashprice then | $620/PH/day |
The 2,016 blocks before it took 13.6 days instead of 14, so the network had more hashrate than the difficulty assumed, and difficulty rose by 3.24%: an ordinary adjustment. For every machine on the network that is a pay cut of the same size until the next retarget.
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