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Data / Difficulty adjustments / Block 546,336
October 18, 2018. Difficulty fell by -3.65% to 7.18T from 7.45T.
| Change | -3.65% |
| New difficulty | 7.18T |
| Period length | 14.5 days |
| Network hashrate then (7-day) | 51.9 EH/s |
| Bitcoin price then | $6,449 |
| Hashprice then | $207/PH/day |
The 2,016 blocks before it took 14.5 days, longer than the 14 intended, so hashrate had fallen, and difficulty fell by 3.65%: 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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