Difficulty Adjustment
The protocol retargets the proof-of-work threshold (Bitcoin: every 2016 blocks) so the average block interval stays constant as total hash rate rises or falls. Without it, growing hash power would compress block times and inflate issuance.
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The protocol retargets the proof-of-work threshold (Bitcoin: every 2016 blocks) so the average block interval stays constant as total hash rate rises or falls. Without it, growing hash power would compress block times and inflate issuance.
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