13 Nov 2026 [community]

[ANN] MRL: Replace the difficulty adjustment algorithm with ASERT

Monero still runs the original CryptoNote difficulty algorithm: 720 timestamps, sorted, the 60 lowest and highest cut, 15 blocks of lag. I propose to replace it at the next hard fork with: ASERT (the integer algorithm that Bitcoin Cash runs as aserti3-2d, applied to the difficulty) with a half-life of 12 hours instead of two days.

Link: https://github.com/monero-project/research-lab/issues/165

Author: thomasbuilds

Contact: thomasbuilds (GitHub)


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