strange stuff right now

[hamdi]

blockchain lists a block totally strange:

[1714774922]

1714774922

[1714774922]

1714774922

[Gabi]

mmhh what is the problem?

[Stephen Gornick]

The timestamp can be up to two hours different.  Block thus won't always be in chronological order for the timestamp.

[ZodiacDragon84]

what are we missing, Oh wise one?

[Gladamas]

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?)

[drakahn]

this thread pops up a lot doesn't it, always looking slightly different but always the same.

[Stephen Gornick]

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:

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