<p>Exactly nothing. The difficulty would remain the same.</p>

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Pieter Wuille
<p>My understanding is that every 2016 blocks, the average block time is taken. If it is less than 10 minutes, network ramps up the difficulty. Is there a possibility where the average block time is exactly 10 minutes. What happens in such case? </p>

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What happens if the block's generated are exactly 10 minutes?
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# What happens if the block's generated are exactly 10 minutes?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-07)

My understanding is that every 2016 blocks, the average block time is taken. If it is less than 10 minutes, network ramps up the difficulty. Is there a possibility where the average block time is exactly 10 minutes. What happens in such case?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-12-07. Score: 4

Exactly nothing. The difficulty would remain the same.


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