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What average block time does the Etheruem network try to achieve?

The average block time has varied from ~30 seconds to ~14 seconds according to https://etherscan.io/chart/blocktime.

Does the yellowpaper define a "canonical" average block time that the network try to achieve?

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  • possible duplicate question - https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/58/why-is-the-average-block-time-17-seconds – Shomari Dec 28 '17 at 11:30

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You can monitor the average block time and other neat stats here.

I understand the initial target was 12 seconds but at the time of writing, the average block time is 15s, which I understand is the desired target.

Before the metropolis release block times increased significantly but this was expected (see Ice Age).

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