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Re:Bitcoin Network Doubles to 2 PH/s in Four Weeks; the Firs... by WayneS on Monday October 14, 2013 @11:08AM (#6547650)
Ahh that is kinda how "exponential growth" works. But clearly the exponential part is recent because if you project backwards at doubling every 4 weeks you find the hash rate started at one hash every 28 days. ;-)
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Re:Bitcoin Network Doubles to 2 PH/s in Four Weeks; the Firs... by nullc on Monday October 14, 2013 @11:20AM (#6547718)
It actually had as-high/higher rates of growth in 2011: http://bitcoin.sipa.be/speed-ever.png
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