Last 7 blocks have been found in 12 minutes !!!

[PolarPoint]

Mining is like that. Sometimes you have blocks seconds apart and sometimes hours. It evens out over time. If this happens too often, difficulty hikes. I think miners of these 7 blocks are lucky, doesn't happen often.

[1714656442]

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[newIndia]

Mining is like that. Sometimes you have blocks seconds apart and sometimes hours. It evens out over time. If this happens too often, difficulty hikes. I think miners of these 7 blocks are lucky, doesn't happen often.

After the 7, it happened for these 5 again...

Last 5 blocks have been found in 5 minutes...

First: https://www.blocktrail.com/BTC/block/000000000000000010d0ce80d50d90b1439b617534c49f221888a2d4e626d596

Last: https://www.blocktrail.com/BTC/block/000000000000000017dfe3f5ebf13fdcf41b255ad0c3da4fc880745a221bf959

[slacknation]

i can see everyone do respect the hash function alot

[CryptoCurrencyInc.com]

Big companies have money and a power plant producing free electricity.
They can afford to mine Bitcoin even if the price of Bitcoin is only $1 per coin.

[odolvlobo]

Big companies have money and a power plant producing free electricity.
They can afford to mine Bitcoin even if the price of Bitcoin is only $1 per coin.

Oh? Where does the money to build the plant come from, and where does the energy come from to produce this "free" electricity?

[Oscilson]

Big companies have money and a power plant producing free electricity.
They can afford to mine Bitcoin even if the price of Bitcoin is only $1 per coin.

Oh? Where does the money to build the plant come from, and where does the energy come from to produce this "free" electricity?

When the price is $1, the difficulty will be much lower. However, initial investment is required.