- What does the QRL daily block time chart show?
- It shows the average number of seconds between consecutive blocks for each day, drawn as one continuous line spanning the original Proof-of-Work chain and QRL 2.0. A line sitting at the ~60-second target means block production is healthy; values above it mean blocks arrived slower than the target.
- What is the target block time, and why ~60 seconds?
- Both chains aim for one block roughly every 60 seconds. On QRL 2.0 (Proof-of-Stake) this is a fixed protocol setting — one block per 60-second slot. On the Proof-of-Work chain it is a difficulty target the network adjusts toward. So 60 seconds is the line both chains are built to hold.
- Why is the QRL 2.0 line perfectly flat while the Proof-of-Work line varies?
- QRL 2.0 is Proof-of-Stake: one block is produced per fixed 60-second slot, so the daily average lands on exactly 60.0 seconds every day. The original chain is Proof-of-Work, where block time drifts with how much mining hashpower is online — the daily average runs faster or slower than the 60-second target as difficulty retargeting chases the moving hashrate.
- What does a value above 60 seconds mean?
- Blocks arrived slower than the target — the day saw slow or missed blocks. On QRL 2.0 (Proof-of-Stake) any reading above 60 points to empty slots where a validator failed to propose. On the Proof-of-Work chain a high value usually means mining hashpower has dropped, so blocks take longer until difficulty readjusts downward.
- How does block time relate to the number of blocks per day?
- They are two views of the same thing. At a 60-second block time a full day fits 86,400 ÷ 60 = 1,440 blocks. Faster blocks (below 60s) push the daily block count above 1,440; slower blocks (above 60s) pull it under. See the daily blocks chart for the count view.
- How is Proof-of-Stake block time different from Proof-of-Work?
- Proof-of-Work spaces blocks by solving a difficulty puzzle, so the gap between blocks is random around the target and moves with mining power — hence the PoW era's volatility. Proof-of-Stake assigns each 60-second slot to a validator on a fixed clock, so QRL 2.0 produces blocks on a steady cadence and the daily average stays pinned at 60 seconds.