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@locksley: Couldn't the operator of blockchain.info game this by manipulating the output of their API?



Good point.

1. Blockchain.info is relatively trustworthy.

2. However, we have our own hash rate calculations by directly interfacing with the actual blockchain. This isn't in production yet. This is because hash rate is always going to be a guestimate. Depending on the time intervals that you pick, the guestimates vary. So we asked overselves, what helps us to maximise transparency. So we decided to go with blockchain.info's hash rate because everyone can check that.




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