Testnet block generation

Testnet block generation
2018-06-28 17:33 ` Jameson Lopp
  
From: Mattia Rossi @ 2018-06-28 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: bitcoin-dev

Hi all,

Maybe is a common 'issue' but why the testnet3 of bitcoin network
generate a block so fast?
at lead 6 block per minute.

Is this a normal behavior?

Thanks in advance.


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2018-06-28 13:19 [bitcoin-dev] Testnet block generation Mattia Rossi

  
From: Jameson Lopp @ 2018-06-28 17:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: rossimattia92, Bitcoin Dev

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This is normal behavior due to a special rule on testnet. For a detailed
explanation you can read
https://web.archive.org/web/20160910173004/https://blog.blocktrail.com/2015/04/in-the-darkest-depths-of-testnet3-16k-blocks-were-found-in-1-day/

- Jameson

On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 9:22 AM Mattia Rossi via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev@lists•linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Maybe is a common 'issue' but why the testnet3 of bitcoin network
> generate a block so fast?
> at lead 6 block per minute.
>
> Is this a normal behavior?
>
> Thanks in advance.
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