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Since nonce is a 32 bit number, the maximum value of nonce can only be 21474836474,294,967,296. So, if a miner doesn't find the target hash within this number, what happens?

Since nonce is a 32 bit number, the maximum value of nonce can only be 2147483647. So, if a miner doesn't find the target hash within this number, what happens?

Since nonce is a 32 bit number, the maximum value of nonce can only be 4,294,967,296. So, if a miner doesn't find the target hash within this number, what happens?

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Maximum # of hashes for finding a block?

Since nonce is a 32 bit number, the maximum value of nonce can only be 2147483647. So, if a miner doesn't find the target hash within this number, what happens?