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Data / Difficulty adjustments / Block 554,400
December 18, 2018. Difficulty fell by -9.56% to 5.11T from 5.65T.
| Change | -9.56% |
| New difficulty | 5.11T |
| Period length | 15.5 days |
| Network hashrate then (7-day) | 38.0 EH/s |
| Bitcoin price then | $3,557 |
| Hashprice then | $167/PH/day |
The 2,016 blocks before it took 15.5 days, longer than the 14 intended, so hashrate had fallen, and difficulty fell by 9.56%: 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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