Function GetBlockProof

src/chain.cpp:121–134

}

arith_uint256 GetBlockProof(const CBlockIndex& block)
{
    arith_uint256 bnTarget;
    bool fNegative;
    bool fOverflow;
    bnTarget.SetCompact(block.nBits, &fNegative, &fOverflow);
    if (fNegative || fOverflow || bnTarget == 0)
        return 0;
    // We need to compute 2**256 / (bnTarget+1), but we can't represent 2**256
    // as it's too large for an arith_uint256. However, as 2**256 is at least as large
    // as bnTarget+1, it is equal to ((2**256 - bnTarget - 1) / (bnTarget+1)) + 1,
    // or ~bnTarget / (bnTarget+1) + 1.
    return (~bnTarget / (bnTarget + 1)) + 1;
}

int64_t GetBlockProofEquivalentTime(const CBlockIndex& to, const CBlockIndex& from, const CBlockIndex& tip, const Consensus::Params& params)
{