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Part of it has to do with the difficulty level. The difficulty level is a factor in determine how hard (difficult) it will be to come up with the next block in the block chain. That is my extremely basic understanding.

Here is a website where you can see the "difficulty level" for different crypto-coins:
https://www.coinwarz.com/cryptocurrency

Have a great week!
Steem on,
Mike

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