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<ul> <ul>
<li><a href="#block-timing">Block Timing</a></li> <li><a href="#block-timing">Block Timing</a></li>
<li><a href="#difficulty-adjustment">Difficulty Adjustment</a></li> <li><a href="#difficulty-adjustment">Difficulty Adjustment</a></li>
<li><a href="#hash-algorithm">Hash Algorithm</a></li> <li><a href="#block-hash-algorithm">Block Hash Algorithm</a></li>
<li><a href="#block-rewards">Block Rewards</a></li>
</ul></li> </ul></li>
<li><a href="#urls-1">URLs</a></li> <li><a href="#urls-1">URLs</a></li>
</ul></li> </ul></li>
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<h4 id="difficulty-adjustment">Difficulty Adjustment</h4> <h4 id="difficulty-adjustment">Difficulty Adjustment</h4>
<p>The proof-of-work target is adjusted every block to better adapt to sudden changes in hashrate. The exact adjustment algorithm can be seen <a href="#fixme">here</a>.</p> <p>The proof-of-work target is adjusted every block to better adapt to sudden changes in hashrate. The exact adjustment algorithm can be seen <a href="https://github.com/lbryio/lbrycrd/blob/e90d7f54cede3c1c5bfc3590351054bdc5a99480/src/lbry.cpp">here</a>.</p>
<h4 id="hash-algorithm">Hash Algorithm</h4> <h4 id="block-hash-algorithm">Block Hash Algorithm</h4>
<p>LBRY uses a combination of SHA256, SHA512, and RIPEMD160. The exact hashing algorithm can be seen <a href="#fixme">here</a>.</p> <p>LBRY uses a combination of SHA256, SHA512, and RIPEMD160. The exact hashing algorithm can be seen <a href="https://github.com/lbryio/lbrycrd/blob/e90d7f54cede3c1c5bfc3590351054bdc5a99480/src/hash.cpp#L18">here</a>.</p>
<h4 id="block-rewards">Block Rewards</h4>
<p>The block reward schedule was adjusted to provide an initial testing period, a quick ramp-up to max block rewards, then a logarithmic decay to 0. The source for the algorithm is <a href="https://github.com/lbryio/lbrycrd/blob/ebeb2bd092734035887ca3d8d0e69628bd2d3900/src/main.cpp#L1594">here</a>.</p>
<h3 id="urls-1">URLs</h3> <h3 id="urls-1">URLs</h3>

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* [Consensus](#consensus) * [Consensus](#consensus)
* [Block Timing](#block-timing) * [Block Timing](#block-timing)
* [Difficulty Adjustment](#difficulty-adjustment) * [Difficulty Adjustment](#difficulty-adjustment)
* [Hash Algorithm](#hash-algorithm) * [Block Hash Algorithm](#block-hash-algorithm)
* [Block Rewards](#block-rewards)
* [URLs](#urls-1) * [URLs](#urls-1)
* [Metadata](#metadata) * [Metadata](#metadata)
* [Metadata Specification](#metadata-specification) * [Metadata Specification](#metadata-specification)
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LBRY makes some small changes to consensus timing and methodology. LBRY makes some small changes to consensus timing and methodology.
#### Block Timing #### Block Timing
The target block time was lowered from 10 to 2.5 minutes to facilitate faster transaction confirmation. The target block time was lowered from 10 to 2.5 minutes to facilitate faster transaction confirmation.
#### Difficulty Adjustment #### Difficulty Adjustment
The proof-of-work target is adjusted every block to better adapt to sudden changes in hashrate. The exact adjustment algorithm can be seen [here](#fixme). The proof-of-work target is adjusted every block to better adapt to sudden changes in hashrate. The exact adjustment algorithm can be seen [here](https://github.com/lbryio/lbrycrd/blob/e90d7f54cede3c1c5bfc3590351054bdc5a99480/src/lbry.cpp).
#### Block Hash Algorithm
LBRY uses a combination of SHA256, SHA512, and RIPEMD160. The exact hashing algorithm can be seen [here](https://github.com/lbryio/lbrycrd/blob/e90d7f54cede3c1c5bfc3590351054bdc5a99480/src/hash.cpp#L18).
#### Block Rewards
The block reward schedule was adjusted to provide an initial testing period, a quick ramp-up to max block rewards, then a logarithmic decay to 0. The source for the algorithm is [here](https://github.com/lbryio/lbrycrd/blob/ebeb2bd092734035887ca3d8d0e69628bd2d3900/src/main.cpp#L1594).
#### Hash Algorithm
LBRY uses a combination of SHA256, SHA512, and RIPEMD160. The exact hashing algorithm can be seen [here](#fixme).
### URLs ### URLs