Topic: diff thread Mar 3 to Mar 17? picks are closed.... prize = 0.1 btc - page 7. (Read 6701 times)
March 08, 2016, 08:33:06 PM
Well I found this story about a new bitcoin mine opeing up in Ghana, http://www.coindesk.com/africa-internet-pioneer-bitcoin-mining-ghana/, but at the end they only claim to have a capacity of "several hundred terahash" which wouldn't show up on a network difficulty adjustment. Of course they could be underselling their capacity... or there could be multiple "small" mines coming online.
March 08, 2016, 12:54:20 PM
A flat diff for the next few months would make me a happy camper. This s7 ain't going to pay itself you know...paid 4.7 btc with shipping, it has returned a little more than half (i havent calculated it exactly), its on kano pool so thats good. To get the other 1/3 to 1/2 in btc....its going to be tough (or long). unless btc increases in price, a flat diff is the best thing to happen for s7 resell value. also would help if bitmain stopped selling freakin batches
The problem on flat difficulty is there is no facts out there. I still have yet to hear a good reason that is confirmed as fact that could cause huge jumps up multiple periods in a row. Now it's going low... it's crazy
Price I'm just hoping does not dive. I keep hoping to be in 440-450 area but I think we have a ways to go till then.
March 08, 2016, 12:21:43 PM
A flat diff for the next few months would make me a happy camper. This s7 ain't going to pay itself you know...paid 4.7 btc with shipping, it has returned a little more than half (i havent calculated it exactly), its on kano pool so thats good. To get the other 1/3 to 1/2 in btc....its going to be tough (or long). unless btc increases in price, a flat diff is the best thing to happen for s7 resell value. also would help if bitmain stopped selling freakin batches
March 08, 2016, 06:48:08 AM
Well dare I say it, things are looking quite nice at the moment. Yesterday was -7.46% with only 133 Blocks and the Period run rate has been close to Zero for Today so far, (7Hours) so here's hoping it continues that way....
Rich
Rich
yeah we are dropping
https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty
Bitcoin Difficulty: 158,427,203,767
Estimated Next Difficulty: 161,800,550,081 (+2.13%)
Adjust time: After 1516 Blocks, About 10.2 days >>>>>>>> 100 blocks to the start
Hashrate(?): 1,141,928,733 GH/s
Block Generation Time(?):
1 block: 9.7 minutes
3 blocks: 29.1 minutes
6 blocks: 58.1 minutes
Updated: 5:45 (2.2 minutes ago)
http://btc.blockr.io/charts
3-5-2016 = 152 +8 blocks
3-6-2106 = 147 +3 blocks +11
3-7-2016 = 139 -5 blocks + 6
https://blockchain.info/
401684 (Main Chain) 2016-03-08 10:30:14
401620 (Main Chain) 2016-03-08 00:03:49
65 blocks in the time it takes for 65 blocks so we are about +7 blocks
or 500/493 = +1.41% lots of time for bad things to happen
March 08, 2016, 03:34:27 AM
Well dare I say it, things are looking quite nice at the moment. Yesterday was -7.46% with only 133 Blocks and the Period run rate has been close to Zero for Today so far, (7Hours) so here's hoping it continues that way....
Rich
Rich
March 07, 2016, 11:51:27 PM
Looking at the graphs that are available, whatever was turned on right at the adjustment is still on, that hash looks pretty constant and it might not go away. Hopefully that will be the only addition and diff will stay ~ level this period.
March 07, 2016, 11:37:51 PM
Darn it became 1.32%, but hopefully it'll come down now. Does anyone else feel like we have reached a difficulty peak, and should come back down as summer comes around?
Bitcoin Difficulty: 158,427,203,767
Estimated Next Difficulty: 160,512,373,038 (+1.32%)
Adjust time: After 1562 Blocks, About 10.6 days
Hashrate(?): 1,153,377,140 GH/s
Bitcoin Difficulty: 158,427,203,767
Estimated Next Difficulty: 160,512,373,038 (+1.32%)
Adjust time: After 1562 Blocks, About 10.6 days
Hashrate(?): 1,153,377,140 GH/s
yes more gear is above the equator so it is warming up and heat becomes a problem.
this could hold hash rates down a bit.
picks are going to start in about 20-26 hours.
March 07, 2016, 11:27:30 PM
Darn it became 1.32%, but hopefully it'll come down now. Does anyone else feel like we have reached a difficulty peak, and should come back down as summer comes around?
Bitcoin Difficulty: 158,427,203,767
Estimated Next Difficulty: 160,512,373,038 (+1.32%)
Adjust time: After 1562 Blocks, About 10.6 days
Hashrate(?): 1,153,377,140 GH/s
Bitcoin Difficulty: 158,427,203,767
Estimated Next Difficulty: 160,512,373,038 (+1.32%)
Adjust time: After 1562 Blocks, About 10.6 days
Hashrate(?): 1,153,377,140 GH/s
March 07, 2016, 05:15:53 PM
Yea, price was a bit up and down over the weekend, but it's holding its own. I can't see any direct relationship between price and diff, which is counter-intuitive to me, but it is what it is. I would be afraid of a rising price if it could be linked directly to rising diff, but that does not seem to be the case recently. Another small negative would be great, would like to see diff below 150G, but if it has to be positive hopefully it will stay under 5% (even though 5% of 160G is still a lot of new hash!).
it is a bit down today
https://blockchain.info/
401612 (Main Chain) 2016-03-07 20:58:25
401487 (Main Chain) 2016-03-07 00:00:23
126 blocks in the time it takes for 127 blocks
I would love for that to stay the course . 143 blocks a day for the rest of the diff period works for me.
March 07, 2016, 03:59:28 PM
Yea, price was a bit up and down over the weekend, but it's holding its own. I can't see any direct relationship between price and diff, which is counter-intuitive to me, but it is what it is. I would be afraid of a rising price if it could be linked directly to rising diff, but that does not seem to be the case recently. Another small negative would be great, would like to see diff below 150G, but if it has to be positive hopefully it will stay under 5% (even though 5% of 160G is still a lot of new hash!).
March 07, 2016, 12:57:51 PM
Price is hanging around 409. I liked the 440+ area much better. But it seems like it's pretty slow moving. I really want to see some movement before having upwards (I hope it happens).
So far pretty happy with low numbers on bitwisdom. Still cant explain it.... but happy none the less.
So far pretty happy with low numbers on bitwisdom. Still cant explain it.... but happy none the less.
The price had a lot of trouble holding 400 over the Weekend, but at least we did not slip too low, but as you say would be good to see it going strongly up and clearing 450.
Rich
March 07, 2016, 12:18:19 PM
Price is hanging around 409. I liked the 440+ area much better. But it seems like it's pretty slow moving. I really want to see some movement before having upwards (I hope it happens).
So far pretty happy with low numbers on bitwisdom. Still cant explain it.... but happy none the less.
So far pretty happy with low numbers on bitwisdom. Still cant explain it.... but happy none the less.
March 07, 2016, 08:36:02 AM
So Day 2 ended up up at +2.78% 148 Blocks. Day 1 was +4.17% and the Run Rate at the moment for this period is currently +5.39%, so we are still finding our new level but looking like it might be in the +4% to +6% region?
Rich
Rich
well a neg 3 followed by a plus 5 is okay. I rather see no more then plus 2.
https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty
Bitcoin Difficulty: 158,427,203,767
Estimated Next Difficulty: 162,096,314,521 (+2.32%) <<<<<<<<< that still reflects some of last adjustment so it is not accurate as a real time number we are 3.7%
Adjust time: After 1631 Blocks, About 10.8 days
Hashrate(?): 1,207,095,958 GH/s
Block Generation Time(?):
1 block: 9.6 minutes
3 blocks: 28.7 minutes
6 blocks: 57.4 minutes
Updated:
March 07, 2016, 03:53:33 AM
So Day 2 ended up up at +2.78% 148 Blocks. Day 1 was +4.17% and the Run Rate at the moment for this period is currently +5.39%, so we are still finding our new level but looking like it might be in the +4% to +6% region?
Rich
Rich
March 06, 2016, 09:56:57 AM
Congrats to winner tertius993 ! Thanks for Philip for having contest, at +7.1 last time i wasn't even close but think my pick this time will be close to that . I have learned quite a bit about bitcoin in general just reading this thread regularly, so thanks everyone.
yeah we are looking up
https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty
Bitcoin Difficulty: 158,427,203,767
Estimated Next Difficulty: 158,173,731,567 (-0.16%) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not accurate
Adjust time: After 1779 Blocks, About 12.1 days
Hashrate(?): 1,188,448,145 GH/s
Block Generation Time(?):
1 block: 9.8 minutes
3 blocks: 29.4 minutes
6 blocks: 58.7 minutes
Updated:
http://bitcoincharts.com/
Blocks 401422
Total BTC 15.286M
Difficulty 158427203767
Estimated 159138112710 in 1778 blks this is a little better +0.44%
Network total 1138183.931 Thash/s
Blocks/hour 6.02 / 598 s
http://blockr.io/charts
3-5-2016 152 blocks
https://blockchain.info/blocks
401423 (Main Chain) 2016-03-06 13:55:08
401339 (Main Chain) 2016-03-06 00:06:39 85 blocks in the time for 84
so 237/228 = +3.94% is close missing a few blocks from 3-4-2016
so we are just over 4% real number that would be a diff of 164.7
March 06, 2016, 08:25:29 AM
Congrats to winner tertius993 ! Thanks for Philip for having contest, at +7.1 last time i wasn't even close but think my pick this time will be close to that . I have learned quite a bit about bitcoin in general just reading this thread regularly, so thanks everyone.
March 06, 2016, 03:47:37 AM
I'm still going positive. Mining farms will have to be positive before halving and i'm sure the hashrate and difficulty will explode soon.
+3.2 for me, because I ALWAYS GO POSITIVE. and I am right 50% of the time haha
+3.2 for me, because I ALWAYS GO POSITIVE. and I am right 50% of the time haha
that pick does not count far too early for picking.
March 06, 2016, 02:22:43 AM
So we have had our first full Day of the new Period and we seem to be back in positive territory with +4.17% 150 Blocks. Far too early to really know what is going on but a punchy start to Today which has pulled the Run rate for the period so far to +7.5%. As we all know anything can happen from here....
Rich
Rich
March 05, 2016, 07:59:26 PM
I'm still going positive. Mining farms will have to be positive before halving and i'm sure the hashrate and difficulty will explode soon.
+3.2 for me, because I ALWAYS GO POSITIVE. and I am right 50% of the time haha
+3.2 for me, because I ALWAYS GO POSITIVE. and I am right 50% of the time haha
March 05, 2016, 05:05:10 PM
I am going to be very surprised if we don't get a positive here. I can't see a pattern in past 3... just does not make sense:
Mar 04 2016 158,427,203,767 -3.10% 1,134,066,098 GH/s
Feb 19 2016 163,491,654,909 13.44% 1,170,318,852 GH/s
Feb 07 2016 144,116,447,847 20.06% 1,031,625,717 GH/s
Huge jumps... price is down. Will be another interesting week.
Mar 04 2016 158,427,203,767 -3.10% 1,134,066,098 GH/s
Feb 19 2016 163,491,654,909 13.44% 1,170,318,852 GH/s
Feb 07 2016 144,116,447,847 20.06% 1,031,625,717 GH/s
Huge jumps... price is down. Will be another interesting week.
I have reached the point of I have no idea what will happen in terms of price or diff.
The only saving grace for me is the solar array is not quite done yet.
So I have not had to decide to stay with 6 avalon6s and wait for bitfury gear to fill the array.
At least I can wait a week or two to decide that.
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