Definition

Difficulty Bomb

noun DIF-ih-kul-tee bom

A term used specifically for Ethereum blockchain, referring to increasing mining difficulty due to its migration to proof of stake.

In a sentence

Ethereum’s difficulty bomb was designed to make proof-of-work mining progressively harder.

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