Interesting anecdote: current pools rely on block difficulty to calculate network hashrate per second (using the fact that block rate is 1 per second). When we move to 10BPS block difficulty will drop 10 fold, however it will represent network hashrate per 100ms, thus will need…
— Michael Sutton (@MichaelSuttonIL) July 18, 2024
**Kaspa Network Adjusts Block Difficulty Metrics in Wake of Higher BPS Transition**
**July 18, 2024** — Michael Sutton, a Distributed Systems Researcher and Developer, and one of the core developers of Kaspa, took to Twitter today to shed light on a pivotal change coming to the Kaspa network. This change involves how block difficulty will be calculated in the face of an increase in the network’s block production speed.
In his tweet, Sutton highlighted a fascinating shift that current mining pools will need to adapt to as Kaspa moves to a 10 Blocks Per Second (BPS) production rate. Traditionally, block difficulty has been used to gauge the network’s hashrate per second, with the implicit understanding being that the block rate is 1 block per second. However, with Kaspa’s new 10 BPS rate, the conventional block difficulty metric will drop tenfold.
While this adjustment is essential to mirror the actual network hashrate accurately, it will represent the hashrate per 100 milliseconds instead of per second. This change signifies a crucial update for pool operators and miners who rely on block difficulty to estimate the required computational power for mining operations.
Kaspa’s core development team, including Sutton, is working diligently to ensure a smooth transition for the network and its ecosystem participants. As such, miners and stakeholders are advised to keep abreast of these technical updates to maintain optimal network performance and efficiency.
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