Real-Time Block Rate Targeting

A proof-of-work blockchain uses a retargeting algorithm, also termed a difficulty adjustment algorithm, to manage the rate of block production in the presence of changing hashrate. To derive the parameters that guide the search for the next block, nearly all such algorithms rely on averages of past...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomas M Harding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2020-04-01
Series:Ledger
Online Access:http://ledger.pitt.edu/ojs/ledger/article/view/195