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Topic: strange stuff right now (Read 1421 times)

legendary
Activity: 2506
Merit: 1010
May 23, 2012, 04:05:42 PM
#7
The timestamp can be up to two hours different.  Block thus won't always be in chronological order for the timestamp.

Why? (How can this be?)

From the Bitcoin wiki:

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Each block contains a Unix time timestamp. In addition to serving as a source of variation for the block hash, there are also validity checks, that make it more difficult for an adversary to manipulate the block chain.
A timestamp is accepted as valid if it is greater than the median timestamp of previous 11 blocks, and less than the network-adjusted time + 2 hours. "Network-adjusted time" is the median of the timestamps returned by all nodes connected to you.

 - http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Block_timestamp
hero member
Activity: 504
Merit: 500
May 22, 2012, 10:27:24 PM
#6
this thread pops up a lot doesn't it, always looking slightly different but always the same.
sr. member
Activity: 294
Merit: 250
Bitcoin today is what the internet was in 1998.
May 22, 2012, 10:02:44 PM
#5
The timestamp can be up to two hours different.  Block thus won't always be in chronological order for the timestamp.

Why? (How can this be?)
sr. member
Activity: 266
Merit: 250
The king and the pawn go in the same box @ endgame
May 22, 2012, 02:51:36 PM
#4
what are we missing, Oh wise one?
legendary
Activity: 2506
Merit: 1010
May 22, 2012, 02:51:02 PM
#3
The timestamp can be up to two hours different.  Block thus won't always be in chronological order for the timestamp.
legendary
Activity: 1148
Merit: 1008
If you want to walk on water, get out of the boat
May 22, 2012, 02:49:42 PM
#2
mmhh what is the problem?
hero member
Activity: 826
Merit: 500
May 22, 2012, 02:45:45 PM
#1
blockchain lists a block totally strange:


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