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Namecoin original site got very interesting page with Bitcoin and Namecoin difficulties and future changes. This page contains two tables with three rows: current value in the network, instant value based on current network hash rate and next Bitcoin difficulty value with date of switching. Also there is third table with Namecoin/Bitcoin difficulty ratio which may help you decide what currency to mine - Bitcoin or Namecoin.

Current values at time of writing this post were:

Namecoin next difficulty row:

• Block number 16128
• Next difficulty switching time 22/07/2011 06:57
• Next difficulty value 22'483.11
• Next/Current difficulty ratio 0.40

Bitcoin next difficulty row:

• Block number 137088
• Next difficulty switching time 19/07/2011 22:41
• Next difficulty value 1'673'141.39
• Next/Current difficulty ratio 1.07

Table with Namecoin/Bitcoin difficulty ratio contains this data for next Namecoin switching date: next difficulty switching time 22/07/2011, NMC/BTC Ratio 74.42 BTC/NMC Ratio 0.0134

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