Diff thread Aug 8 to Aug 22nd picks are closed. Good luck!

[Mikestang]

Looking like we will be at block 2016 around  11 pm friday eastern standard time.



https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty    (+2.18%)


Bitcoin Difficulty:   52,699,842,409
Estimated Next Difficulty:   53,847,435,919 (+2.18%)
Adjust time:   After 78 Blocks, About 12.9 hours
Hashrate(?):   396,980,217 GH/s
Block Generation Time(?):   
1 block: 9.9 minutes
3 blocks: 29.9 minutes
6 blocks: 59.7 minutes
Updated:   10:25 (1.9 minutes ago)

look below

https://blockchain.info/blocks


370867 (Main Chain)  2015-08-21 14:31:07      
370774 (Main Chain)   2015-08-21 00:30:28

94 blocks today   in 14.5 hours     87 is normal    so we are finishing on an up note


we may go to +2.50%  or even +2.75%


the contestants below  all have a decent shot:

+2.01% to +2.25% Amph
+2.26% to +2.50% jonnybravo0311
+2.51% to +2.75% Kexkey
+2.76% to +3.00% EnternalWingsofGod
+3.01% to +3.25% wpt1wpt1
+3.26% to +3.50% notlist3d
+3.51% to +3.75% zebedee


I don't think we can go higher then +3.75%  even with a mad finish.

I think my +1.76% to +2.00% is looking pretty good.  I foresee a small downturn here at the end of this difficulty adjustment.

[wlefever]

I think were going up up up to the end of this one. Almost 4.00% to close

[alh]

I agree, I think the days of "stable/flat difficulty" are pretty much over. We might get a small decrease ithere is some kind of unexpected event, of if the price of BTC crashes to less than $200 and stay there for a week or more. There is just too much new hardware in the works to keep the lid on hashrate through the rest of the year.

I have no idea about 2016, as the next halving will start to loom ever larger then.

[philipma1957]

370897 (Main Chain)   2015-08-21 18:14:24

370774 (Main Chain)   2015-08-21 00:30:28


124 blocks made  in 18.25 hours  110 is normal pace   so we are having a very strong finish

We have 47 blocks left

we may go over 3%

[notlist3d]

Its getting close to the end of this change.  Bitwisdom:

Bitcoin Difficulty:    52,699,842,409
Estimated Next Difficulty:    54,159,532,960 (+2.77%)
Adjust time:    After 17 Blocks, About 2.8 hours
Hashrate(?):    405,271,441 GH/s

And btc price is still down.  We can hope during next period it goes up.

[jonnybravo0311]

Congrats EternalWingsOfGod for guessing the correct range .  +2.95%

[wpt1wpt1]

Err missed that by .05 much sorrow

[suchmoon]

Congrats EternalWingsOfGod for guessing the correct range .  +2.95%

Figures, with a username like that

Congratulations to the winner and please let me know your address for the reward.

[philipma1957]

I will open the new thread sat morning.

[EternalWingsofGod]

Congrats EternalWingsOfGod for guessing the correct range .  +2.95%

WOOT
I finally caught one been close a few times but it's always been a tease
(Address in profile is good but 12Ui3ssnJK71akxAgvVM3WtLa2EHidT3Xn in case you wanted it posted here too)

[suchmoon]

Congrats EternalWingsOfGod for guessing the correct range .  +2.95%

WOOT
I finally caught one been close a few times but it's always been a tease
(Address in profile is good but 12Ui3ssnJK71akxAgvVM3WtLa2EHidT3Xn in case you wanted it posted here too)

Yep, it never hurts to double check. Here is your reward:

https://blockchain.info/tx/2d2d60195ddd6d2c5e6578b389a5601286405a4a011b3d97f4f17daf2626363f

Congrats again and thank you for participating.

[Kexkey]

Congrats EternalWingsOfGod for guessing the correct range .  +2.95%

WOOT
I finally caught one been close a few times but it's always been a tease
(Address in profile is good but 12Ui3ssnJK71akxAgvVM3WtLa2EHidT3Xn in case you wanted it posted here too)

Congrats EternalWingsOfGod!  That was close, 0.05% more and ...

Thanks again to Phil and Suchmoon for the play during the war going on in the Bitcoin community...

[philipma1957]

closing this up.

new thread here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1159269.0


@KexKey you are welcome