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> If the hash rate doubled then one would only require 30 minutes until the difficulty adjustment kicked in.
Difficulty adjusts every 2016 blocks.
jakecraige
on May 28, 2018
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Yes, I’m saying that rather than needing an hour to get 6 blocks if the hash rate doubled, you’d only need 30 mins _until_ the adjustment occurs. Then it would be an hour again.
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Difficulty adjusts every 2016 blocks.