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+// Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Satoshi Nakamoto
+// Copyright (c) 2009-2015 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include "pow.h"
+
+#include "arith_uint256.h"
+#include "chain.h"
+#include "primitives/block.h"
+#include "uint256.h"
+
+unsigned int GetNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, const CBlockHeader *pblock, const Consensus::Params& params)
+{
+    unsigned int nProofOfWorkLimit = UintToArith256(params.powLimit).GetCompact();
+
+    // Genesis block
+    if (pindexLast == NULL)
+        return nProofOfWorkLimit;
+
+    // Only change once per difficulty adjustment interval
+    if ((pindexLast->nHeight+1) % params.DifficultyAdjustmentInterval() != 0)
+    {
+        if (params.fPowAllowMinDifficultyBlocks)
+        {
+            // Special difficulty rule for testnet:
+            // If the new block's timestamp is more than 2* 10 minutes
+            // then allow mining of a min-difficulty block.
+            if (pblock->GetBlockTime() > pindexLast->GetBlockTime() + params.nPowTargetSpacing*2)
+                return nProofOfWorkLimit;
+            else
+            {
+                // Return the last non-special-min-difficulty-rules-block
+                const CBlockIndex* pindex = pindexLast;
+                while (pindex->pprev && pindex->nHeight % params.DifficultyAdjustmentInterval() != 0 && pindex->nBits == nProofOfWorkLimit)
+                    pindex = pindex->pprev;
+                return pindex->nBits;
+            }
+        }
+        return pindexLast->nBits;
+    }
+
+    // Go back by what we want to be 14 days worth of blocks
+    int nHeightFirst = pindexLast->nHeight - (params.DifficultyAdjustmentInterval()-1);
+    assert(nHeightFirst >= 0);
+    const CBlockIndex* pindexFirst = pindexLast->GetAncestor(nHeightFirst);
+    assert(pindexFirst);
+
+    return CalculateNextWorkRequired(pindexLast, pindexFirst->GetBlockTime(), params);
+}
+
+unsigned int CalculateNextWorkRequired(const CBlockIndex* pindexLast, int64_t nFirstBlockTime, const Consensus::Params& params)
+{
+    if (params.fPowNoRetargeting)
+        return pindexLast->nBits;
+
+    // Limit adjustment step
+    int64_t nActualTimespan = pindexLast->GetBlockTime() - nFirstBlockTime;
+    if (nActualTimespan < params.nPowTargetTimespan/4)
+        nActualTimespan = params.nPowTargetTimespan/4;
+    if (nActualTimespan > params.nPowTargetTimespan*4)
+        nActualTimespan = params.nPowTargetTimespan*4;
+
+    // Retarget
+    const arith_uint256 bnPowLimit = UintToArith256(params.powLimit);
+    arith_uint256 bnNew;
+    bnNew.SetCompact(pindexLast->nBits);
+    bnNew *= nActualTimespan;
+    bnNew /= params.nPowTargetTimespan;
+
+    if (bnNew > bnPowLimit)
+        bnNew = bnPowLimit;
+
+    return bnNew.GetCompact();
+}
+
+bool CheckProofOfWork(uint256 hash, unsigned int nBits, const Consensus::Params& params)
+{
+    bool fNegative;
+    bool fOverflow;
+    arith_uint256 bnTarget;
+
+    bnTarget.SetCompact(nBits, &fNegative, &fOverflow);
+
+    // Check range
+    if (fNegative || bnTarget == 0 || fOverflow || bnTarget > UintToArith256(params.powLimit))
+        return false;
+
+    // Check proof of work matches claimed amount
+    if (UintToArith256(hash) > bnTarget)
+        return false;
+
+    return true;
+}