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jeletonskelly on Nov 20, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: No End in Sight for Crypto Sell-Off as Bitcoin Bre...

Difficulty adjusts dynamically to ensure there is always an incentive to mine.

FabHK on Nov 20, 2018 [–]

Difficulty adjusts when total hash power changes, so for difficulty to adjust downward some miners will have to take equipment offline, ie "pull the plug".

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