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+layout: forum
+title: 'Re: Proof-of-work difficulty increasing'
+grand_parent: Forum Posts
+parent: Bitcoin Forum
+nav_order: 214
+date: 2010-07-16 16:56:54 UTC
+original: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=43.msg3526#msg3526
+---
+
+# Re: Proof-of-work difficulty increasing
+
+---
+
+```
+Re: Proof-of-work difficulty increasing
+July 16, 2010, 04:56:54 PM
+
+It adjusted to 181.54 a few minutes ago.  Typical time to get a block is about a week now.
+
+The difficulty can adjust down as well as up.
+
+The network should be generating close to 6 blocks per hour now.
+```