> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://node-docs.ont.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://node-docs.ont.io/consensus-round.md). # Consensus Round Each Ontology consensus round contains **60,000 blocks**. Ontology blocks, which contain data of transactions, are generated one by one and time intervals are **1-30 seconds**. When there are new transactions, a new block will be generated in 1 second. When there isn't any new transactions, an empty new block will be generated in 30 seconds. Therefore, Ontology consensus rounds vary from about **17 hours** to 500 hours, which is about **21 days**. ### More View start time and end time of the recent consensus rounds: View a brief summary of annualized yield, increase in stake and fee sharing ratio changes of nodes: {% content-ref url="/pages/-MjY1t7Wa0711TT1B82u" %} [Consensus Round Summary](/consensus-round-summary.md) {% endcontent-ref %} --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://node-docs.ont.io/consensus-round.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.