Quote from: BTCmaster3 on August 27, 2014, 05:21:26 AM

I believe the difficulty would increase by at least 20% moving forward, too many manufacturer .

no not enough cheap power plants in the world for constant 20% growth.

barring a new magic .05 watt chip.

20 % for 24 months that can't happen . do the math

oh current predications

https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty

Bitcoin Difficulty:   23,844,670,039

Estimated Next Difficulty:   27,061,375,299 (+13.49%)

Adjust time:   After 785 Blocks, About 5.0 days

http://bitcoincharts.com/

Difficulty   23844670039

Estimated   25580501467 in 785 blks

7.2%

So as of right now 7.2% to 13.49 %

These numbers are more in line with my thoughts on diff.

For asic builders keeping network growth between 5% - 10% is in their best interests.