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I did use the word “significant” in my original question. The following reply to this question makes it sound pretty dire: https://www.quora.com/What-if-every

• thebean11 5y ago
  During the crash in 2017 mining decreased drastically, I want to say by like 70%? There were slow blocks for a while then difficulty adjusted.
  • latchkey 5y ago
    In the case of ETH, difficulty adjusts every block. ~15s.