DIFFICULTY SCALING
Each phase raises the target by two bits. One bit doubles the expected work, so two bits quadruples it. This is how the wall gets harder to rush.
LEADING-ZERO BITS PER PHASE
PHASEBITSEXPECTED HASHESVS P0PRICE
P0 · Genesis224.19M (4.2e+6)×10.0005 ETH
P1 · Ascension2416.78M (1.7e+7)×40.001 ETH
P2 · Resonance2667.11M (6.7e+7)×160.002 ETH
P3 · Convergence28268.44M (2.7e+8)×640.004 ETH
P4 · Singularity301.07B (1.1e+9)×2560.008 ETH
P5 · Eternity324.29B (4.3e+9)×10240.016 ETH
See the full phase plan on the phases page, or estimate your wait time on the calculator.