How often does the bitcoin difficulty chart adjust?

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• Prince coexiaMay 26, 2021 · 4 years ago
  The bitcoin difficulty chart adjusts approximately every two weeks. This adjustment is based on the total computational power of the network. If the network's computational power increases, the difficulty will increase, and if it decreases, the difficulty will decrease. This mechanism ensures that new blocks are added to the blockchain approximately every 10 minutes.
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• Carter PayneMay 10, 2023 · 2 years ago
  The bitcoin difficulty chart adjusts every 2016 blocks, which is roughly two weeks. The adjustment is necessary to maintain a consistent block time of 10 minutes. If the blocks are being mined too quickly, the difficulty increases, and if they are being mined too slowly, the difficulty decreases. This system helps to keep the bitcoin network secure and stable.
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• Abdurrahman YıldırımSep 10, 2022 · 3 years ago
  The bitcoin difficulty chart adjusts every 2016 blocks, which is approximately every two weeks. This adjustment is an essential part of the bitcoin protocol and ensures that the block time remains consistent. The difficulty adjustment algorithm takes into account the total computational power of the network and aims to maintain an average block time of 10 minutes. This mechanism helps to prevent the blockchain from becoming too congested or too sparse.
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