⏲️ Ethereum block time average drops to 12.5 seconds

After the successful Constantinople upgrade, Ethereum's average block times dropped to their lowest level ever at just 12.5 seconds, down from 21 seconds per block, as the the difficulty bomb is delayed for another 12 months. Trust Nodes reports that a fall in average block times has been seen after similar delays of the difficulty bomb, but this recent decline is extraordinarily steep.

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