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Data / Difficulty adjustments / Block 461,664
April 13, 2017. Difficulty rose by +4.24% to 520.81B from 499.64B.
| Change | +4.24% |
| New difficulty | 520.81B |
| Period length | 13.4 days |
| Network hashrate then (7-day) | 3.8 EH/s |
| Bitcoin price then | $1,190 |
| Hashprice then | $551/PH/day |
The 2,016 blocks before it took 13.4 days instead of 14, so the network had more hashrate than the difficulty assumed, and difficulty rose by 4.24%: 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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