Starting difficulty - tech question

[rikkejohn]

Where is actually situated in the source code (e.g. starting difficulty 1, 0.00024414)?

I can't find an answer, even on Google.

[Blazr2]

Its in main.cpp in most coins and looks something like this:

static CBigNum bnProofOfWorkLimit(~uint256(0) >> 20); // starting difficulty is 1 / 2^12

[rikkejohn]

Its in main.cpp in most coins and looks something like this:

static CBigNum bnProofOfWorkLimit(~uint256(0) >> 20); // starting difficulty is 1 / 2^12

Thanks, mate, that was extremely helpful ... I found it in chainparams after doing a variation of searches using the info you gave.