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Bitcoin miner concentration just exposed a gap in Bitcoin’s “six confirmations” rule
The Bitcoin network experienced a rare two-block reorg on Mar. 23, at block height 941,880. Foundry mined six consecutive blocks, AntPool and ViaBTC briefly extended a competing branch. The chain resolved the fork as designed, […]
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Power struggle hits Bitcoin network over anti-spam proposal with claims of ‘faked’ node support
A new chart from Jameson Lopp has reopened one of Bitcoin’s oldest internal debates: whether visible node counts reflect real support for a rule change. The immediate flashpoint is BIP-110, a draft proposal that would […]
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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops 7.7% in Biggest Cut Since February
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty fell by around 7.7% at the latest adjustment on March 20 to 133.79 trillion at block 941,472, the sharpest drop since February, according to CoinWarz data. The latest move takes difficulty down […]
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