Blocks 481,878 through 481,882 each pushed down the difficulty (the mechanism that regulates reward release) under the network's «emergency difficulty adjustment rule.» (coindesk.com)
To be specific, the change will try to reverse a piece of code known as Emergency difficulty adjustment (EDA) rule which was set up to aid Bitcoin cash in luring in miners who are willing to secure its blockchain. (kryptomoney.com)
From blocks 481,878 through 481,882 each pushed down the difficulty under the network's «emergency difficulty adjustment rule.» (bitcoinprice.com)