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Print all historical difficulty adjustments
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difficulty_adjustments.sh
#!/bin/bash
CURRENTHEIGHT=$(bitcoin-cli getblockchaininfo | jq -r .blocks)
DIFFICULTY=1
for ((HEIGHT = 0 ; HEIGHT < CURRENTHEIGHT ; HEIGHT += 2016))
do
NEW_DIFFICULTY=$(bitcoin-cli getblock $(bitcoin-cli getblockhash $HEIGHT) | jq -r .difficulty)
ADJUSTMENT=$(bc <<< "scale=16 ; ((($NEW_DIFFICULTY * 100 / $DIFFICULTY)) - 100)" | awk '{printf("%.2f \n",$1)}')
echo $((HEIGHT / 2016)) $HEIGHT $NEW_DIFFICULTY $ADJUSTMENT
DIFFICULTY=$NEW_DIFFICULTY
done
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