Bitcoin blockchain aims to maintain 10 minute block time. The blockchain maintains this 10 minute target with a built in difficulty adjustment. Every 2016 blocks (2 weeks approximately) the chain performs a self analysis. With the last block being mined over 20 minutes ago means that the current difficulty is too high for the amount of hashing power currently being allocated to the network. With the next difficulty adjustment we can expect the difficulty to come down to help get back to the 10 minute target .
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