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Bitcoin => Mining => Topic started by: Jason on May 02, 2012, 03:40:43 PM



Title: Sudden Large Increase In "Unknown" Mining
Post by: Jason on May 02, 2012, 03:40:43 PM
Anyone have any idea what's going on here:  http://blockchain.info/pools

When I looked at the pie chart just now, I see that 61% of the hashrate distribution is to "unknown."  I've been watching this chart for the past 6 months or so and this is the first time that I've seen any slice on this graph exceed 50%.  The "unknown" slice has been growing in spurts over the past several months though.

I hope this turns out to be anomalous or at least not primarily the work of a single party.


Title: Re: Sudden Large Increase In "Unknown" Mining
Post by: Clipse on May 02, 2012, 03:47:14 PM
blockchain only came back online hour ago, it clearly just mistagged alot of blocks while it was offline.


Title: Re: Sudden Large Increase In "Unknown" Mining
Post by: HorseRider on May 02, 2012, 03:49:25 PM
Yeah, it made me astonished, too. But when I cannot find the deepit on the chart, I know that deepit is now a part of the "unknown".


Title: Re: Sudden Large Increase In "Unknown" Mining
Post by: rjk on May 02, 2012, 03:52:50 PM
This site is pretty accurate: http://blockorigin.pfoe.be/chart.php


Title: Re: Sudden Large Increase In "Unknown" Mining
Post by: Jason on May 02, 2012, 07:30:05 PM
This site is pretty accurate: http://blockorigin.pfoe.be/chart.php

So it looks like a false alarm then.  According to bitcoincharts.com there has been a ~1/3 increase in the network hashrate over the last few days, which had me worried in combination with the (incorrect) pie chart from blockchain.info/pools.

Thanks for the alternative reference.  I'll use it as a cross-check in the future.


Title: Re: Sudden Large Increase In "Unknown" Mining
Post by: RaggedMonk on May 02, 2012, 09:58:23 PM

So it looks like a false alarm then. 

Phew! You made my heart skip a beat.


Title: Re: Sudden Large Increase In "Unknown" Mining
Post by: mc_lovin on May 02, 2012, 10:15:41 PM
*shudder*


....


could it be vladimir's ASIC?

edit: oops I didn't read the posts confirming this was not true, ha :)