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Data / Difficulty adjustments / Block 681,408
May 1, 2021. Difficulty fell by -12.61% to 20.61T from 23.58T.
| Change | -12.61% |
| New difficulty | 20.61T |
| Period length | 16.0 days |
| Network hashrate then (7-day) | 159.7 EH/s |
| Bitcoin price then | $54,491 |
| Hashprice then | $320/PH/day |
The 2,016 blocks before it took 16.0 days, longer than the 14 intended, so hashrate had fallen, and difficulty fell by 12.61%: one of the largest adjustments on record. For every machine on the network that is a pay rise of the same size until the next retarget.
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