{
"subject": "Re: Proof-of-work difficulty increasing",
"content": {
"format": "html",
"body": "<div class=\"post\">The formula is based on the time it takes to generate 2016 blocks. The difficulty is multiplied by 14/(actual days taken). For instance, this time it took 9.4 days, so the calculation was 14/9.4 = 1.49. Previous difficulty 2.53 * 1.49 = 3.78, a 49% increase. <br/><br/>I don't know what you're talking about accepting easier difficulties.</div>"
},
"source": {
"name": "Bitcoin Forum",
"url": "https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=43.msg540#msg540"
},
"date": "2010-02-25T23:06:29Z"
}