diff --git a/client/src/components/forms/PostFormCard.tsx b/client/src/components/forms/PostFormCard.tsx
index d649569..1215504 100644
--- a/client/src/components/forms/PostFormCard.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/forms/PostFormCard.tsx
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ const NewNoteCard = ({
                             className="bg-neutral-800 text-white text-xs font-medium border-none rounded-lg w-10"
                             value={difficulty}
                             onChange={(e) => setDifficulty(e.target.value)}
-                            min="10" // Assuming a minimum difficulty value of 1
+                            min="21" 
                         />
                         <button
                             type="button"
diff --git a/client/src/components/routes/Home.tsx b/client/src/components/routes/Home.tsx
index 6197b86..ce3d79d 100644
--- a/client/src/components/routes/Home.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/routes/Home.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const Home = () => {
       <div className="w-full px-4 sm:px-0 sm:max-w-xl mx-auto my-2">
         <NewNoteCard />
       </div>
-      <div className={`grid grid-cols-1 max-w-xl mx-auto gap-1 px-4 ${isAnimating ? 'animate-pulse' : ''}`}>
+      <div className={`grid grid-cols-1 max-w-xl mx-auto gap-1 ${isAnimating ? 'animate-pulse' : ''}`}>
         {processedEvents.map((event) => (
             <PostCard
               key={event.postEvent.id}
diff --git a/client/src/components/routes/Settings.tsx b/client/src/components/routes/Settings.tsx
index de31486..9f75e74 100644
--- a/client/src/components/routes/Settings.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/routes/Settings.tsx
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ const Settings = () => {
               type="number"
               value={filterDifficulty}
               onChange={e => setFilterDifficulty(e.target.value)}
+              min={21}
               className="w-full px-3 py-2 border rounded-md bg-black"
             />
           </div>
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ const Settings = () => {
               type="number"
               value={difficulty}
               onChange={e => setDifficulty(e.target.value)}
+              min={21}
               className="w-full px-3 py-2 border rounded-md bg-black"
             />
           </div>
diff --git a/client/src/components/routes/Thread.tsx b/client/src/components/routes/Thread.tsx
index 10e96ff..8c00037 100644
--- a/client/src/components/routes/Thread.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/routes/Thread.tsx
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const Thread = () => {
                 </div>
                 <ThreadPostModal OPEvent={OPEvent} />
                 <div className="col-span-full h-0.5 bg-neutral-900 mb-2"/> {/* This is the white line separator */}
-                <div className="grid grid-cols-1 max-w-xl mx-auto gap-1 px-4">
+                <div className="grid grid-cols-1 max-w-xl mx-auto gap-1">
                     {replyEvents.map((event: Event) => (
                         <div className={`w-11/12 ${event.tags.find(tag => tag[0] === 'e' && tag[1] !== OPEvent.id) ? 'ml-auto' : 'mr-auto'}`}>
                         <PostCard 
diff --git a/client/src/config.ts b/client/src/config.ts
index 984a2f7..fa207b3 100644
--- a/client/src/config.ts
+++ b/client/src/config.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const DEFAULT_DIFFICULTY = 20;
\ No newline at end of file
+export const DEFAULT_DIFFICULTY = 21;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/utils/subscriptions.ts b/client/src/utils/subscriptions.ts
index 48ba040..202d9fb 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/subscriptions.ts
+++ b/client/src/utils/subscriptions.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const subGlobalFeed = (onEvent: SubCallback, age: number) => {
   const now = Math.floor(Date.now() * 0.001);
   const pubkeys = new Set<string>();
   const notes = new Set<string>();
-  const prefix = Math.floor(16 / 4); //  4 bits in each '0' character
+  const prefix = 6; //  4 bits in each '0' character
   sub({ // get past events
     cb: (evt, relay) => {
       pubkeys.add(evt.pubkey);
@@ -301,12 +301,12 @@ export const subHashtagFeed = (
         "#t": [hashtag],
         kinds: [1, 6],
         since: Math.floor((Date.now() * 0.001) - (age * 60 * 60)),
-        limit: 25,
+        limit: 20,
       },
       unsub: true
     });
 
-    const prefix = Math.floor(16 / 4); //  4 bits in each '0' character
+    const prefix = 6; //  4 bits in each '0' character
     sub({ // get past events
       cb: (evt, relay) => {
         pubkeys.add(evt.pubkey);