Difficulty Adjustment is a mechanism used in blockchain networks, particularly in Bitcoin, to ensure that the time taken to mine new blocks remains consistent. As more miners join the network and compete to solve complex mathematical problems, the difficulty of these problems is adjusted periodically, typically every 2016 blocks, to maintain an average block creation time of about 10 minutes.
When the network experiences changes in mining power, such as an increase or decrease in the number of miners, the Difficulty Adjustment recalibrates the complexity of the tasks. This helps stabilize the rate at which new blocks are added to the blockchain, ensuring a steady flow of transactions and maintaining the overall integrity of the network.