# Re: Proof-of-work difficulty increasing

Post by: satoshi on July 16, 2010, 05:29:28 PM

Yes, about 20 hours.  (120 conf / 6 blocks per hour = 20 hours)  That's the normal length of time before you can spend it.  You know long before that that you won one.

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