How Does a 'Difficulty Adjustment' Maintain a Consistent Block Time? ⎊ Path

How Does a ‘Difficulty Adjustment’ Maintain a Consistent Block Time?

The difficulty adjustment is a mechanism in Proof-of-Work blockchains that periodically changes the mining difficulty target. If the average time to mine a block has been faster than the protocol's target time (e.g.

10 minutes for Bitcoin), the difficulty increases. If it has been slower, the difficulty decreases.

This ensures that regardless of fluctuations in the total network hashrate, the block generation rate remains relatively stable.

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Glossar

Mining Difficulty

Calibration ⎊ This parameter serves as an automated feedback loop within Proof-of-Work systems, recalibrating the computational hurdle required to discover a valid block.

Block Generation Rate

Throughput ⎊ Block Generation Rate, within cryptocurrency networks, defines the interval at which new blocks are added to the blockchain, fundamentally impacting transaction confirmation times and network scalability.