Topic: No new block for more than an hour (Read 683 times)
I'm not sure if its the longest time between blocks so far, but I think there was 7741 seconds (2 hours and 9 minutes) between block 270193 and 270194.
The early blocks (when there weren't enough people mining yet to averate a block every 10 minutes at difficulty 1) probably had even more time between them.
The early blocks (when there weren't enough people mining yet to averate a block every 10 minutes at difficulty 1) probably had even more time between them.
There were some longer ones in 2009 when the network was really young:
Block 27: 2009-01-10 06:56:13
Block 28: 2009-01-10 15:30:57
Block 168: 2009-01-11 23:39:41
Block 169: 2009-01-12 03:22:03
Block 74637: 2010-08-15 17:02:43
Block 74638: 2010-08-15 23:53:59
I'm not sure if its the longest time between blocks so far, but I think there was 7741 seconds (2 hours and 9 minutes) between block 270193 and 270194.
The early blocks (when there weren't enough people mining yet to averate a block every 10 minutes at difficulty 1) probably had even more time between them.
The early blocks (when there weren't enough people mining yet to averate a block every 10 minutes at difficulty 1) probably had even more time between them.
Just noticed that there is no new block for more than an hour, I don't know the Bitcoin protocol that good, is it normal for a block to take so long?
It's called variance. On average, the Bitcoin network will solve a block every 10 minutes, but variance can cause some blocks to take much longer to solve.
I understand the variance concept, but it's the first time I see block takes so long to solve.
It is solved now thou.
Just noticed that there is no new block for more than an hour, I don't know the Bitcoin protocol that good, is it normal for a block to take so long?
It's called variance. On average, the Bitcoin network will solve a block every 10 minutes, but variance can cause some blocks to take much longer to solve.
Just noticed that there is no new block for more than an hour, I don't know the Bitcoin protocol that good, is it normal for a block to take so long?
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