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10.4 Difficulty

Difficulty is the indicator resulting from a Xiden blockchain calculation formula. These formulas are influenced by Total Supply, Circulating Supply, Validation Speed, and the Ecosystem’s Need for XDEN. It is split into Public Difficulty and Private Difficulty to meet the needs of each validator owner but also to maintain an efficient distribution of XDEN in the system.

10.4.1 Public Difficulty​

This is the difficulty with which the quantity of XDEN is released to the validators in order to maintain a stable economy without causing an XDEN inflation in the ecosystem. Users have the possibility to receive rewards from Gas and from the SDR Layer. Public difficulty is modified every 43,200 blocks so that XDEN distribution is well adjusted. It is available in the BigBang, Meteora, and Atlas Ages.

10.4.2 Private Difficulty​

This is the calculation formula through which the locked XDEN initially received by a Guardian Node in the BigBang Age is unlocked. The users have the possibility to configure the KraterPools in order for these to unlock the locked XDEN. Private difficulty is modified every 43,200 blocks in order to optimize the flux of XDEN that may reach circulating supply. It is available in the BigBang and Meteora Ages.

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