From 7d2e101a69bea1f1b1471b3bfe3863fa62124a90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "myarbrough@oreilly.com" Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 11:48:09 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Made changes to ch08.asciidoc --- ch08.asciidoc | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/ch08.asciidoc b/ch08.asciidoc index 8ef1aced..f29e14cb 100644 --- a/ch08.asciidoc +++ b/ch08.asciidoc @@ -770,12 +770,12 @@ Bitcoin's block interval of 10 minutes is a design compromise between fast confi The following list shows the total hashing power of the bitcoin network, over the first five years of operation: -* 2009—0.5 MH/sec to 8 MH/sec (× 16 growth) -* 2010—8 MH/sec to 116 GH/sec (× 14,500 growth) -* 2011—16 GH/sec - 9 TH/sec (× 562 growth) -* 2012—9 TH/sec - 23 TH/sec (× 2.5 growth) -* 2013—23 TH/sec - 10 PH/sec (× 450 growth) -* 2014—10 PH/sec - 150 PH/sec in August (× 15 growth) +2009:: 0.5 MH/sec–8 MH/sec (16× growth) +2010:: 8 MH/sec–116 GH/sec (14,500× growth) +2011:: 16 GH/sec–9 TH/sec (562× growth) +2012:: 9 TH/sec–23 TH/sec (2.5× growth) +2013:: 23 TH/sec–10 PH/sec (450× growth) +2014:: 10 PH/sec–150 PH/sec in August (15× growth) In the chart in <>, we see the bitcoin network's hashing power increase over the past two years. As you can see, the competition between miners and the growth of bitcoin has resulted in an exponential increase in the hashing power (total hashes per second across the network).