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341  Economy / Economics / Re: You are the product. Corporations spying on us deeper than we thought? on: December 05, 2023, 08:18:49 PM
Hmm lets just separate this kind of topic about on trying out to correlate Bitcoins privacy thing considering that we are really that trying out to make talks or explains about those companies are really that
trying to hear off on what are the words that we are basically be discussing on the sense that they did really come into a point that even on just talking beside with your phone with other people
does automatically giving out suggestions basing up on what you had discussed. When it comes to privacy then it do really crosses out that line because it does really remove out that real essence
of privacy.

It do really just turns out that they are really that desperate on trying to hook up buyers or clients basing up on what they are looking for. They do really need to reach out
into that kind of certain extent for the sake of profits or revenue on which this is something not ethical to be done anymore. If this one had been proved out then people would be making out those discussions and casual talking which they might be turning off their phones.  Grin
Not many people can afford to turn off their phones frequently. Many are using their phones for business and are waiting for important calls. Turning off a phone can ruin their business.

To me it's kinda clear that it's already happening. Just would like to know how is that possible.
342  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: Which Linux distribution would you use now? on: December 05, 2023, 07:40:37 PM
Perhaps,
1. OS you used isn't that old.
2. There's background application which regularly obtain new trusted certificate.
3. The browser remain up to date even though it's on old OS.
Windows Server 2008R2 is pretty old, it went EOL back in 2020. Browsers are not always up to date on older OSs. I've seen Chrome and Firefox failing to update because new version is not supported by old OS.

Quote from: ETFbitcoin
No critical vulnerabilities is impossible, although no hacker target that server sounds plausible.
Again, from my experience Linux kernels are pretty solid and it's quite hard to get access to it remotely, unless an admin makes a mistake and leaves something open or remote access software like openssh has a vulnerability. So perhaps even if it's a "critical vulnerability" it's almost impossible to compromise such system remotely.
343  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: OFAC-Sanctioned Transactions Being Censored on: December 05, 2023, 02:21:18 PM
Just learned about this. Big if true and it looks like it is. If they can censor any tx they want, since there is no business which don't demand KYC, then bitcoin and the legacy banking are pretty much the same thing  now. That's what I was afraid of.

They are getting bitcoin ready for the ETF approval.

Bitcoin is getting "institutionalized".

They are kiling mixers, punishing CZ/Ronaldo, censoring transactions, letting no no-KYC business survive...

Not looking good.

Everybody who cheered for the Blackrock ETF should rethink their actions imo.

Yeah, I agree. There will be some privacy penalty for huge fiat gains. It's inevitable. But I guess it's a reasonable trade-off and we're lucky they're not planning to ban Bitcoin. After so many years, staying poor but free doesn't seem enticing to me.  Grin

If you're still unsure, just try creating a new account or order a debit card from some exchange (say Coinbase). It's mission impossible if you can't provide proof of employment and source of funds. Where are the good old days?  Roll Eyes
344  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tennis League All Thread on: December 05, 2023, 12:29:09 PM
It could be a lack of funds which is why Djokovic is involved with his career. There is
talent there but if there is no funds he isnt going to be able to play.

On a separate note Nadal has confirmed he will be back playing at Brisbane in January,
obviously in preparation for the Australian Open. He obviously believes he is both fit
and ready for next season and that he can win the AO and potentially Brisbane even
if it is to be used to get back up to playing fitness.

I have mixed feeling regarding the Nadal news. If I were him, I'd miss Australia and get ready for the clay season. Hard surfaces are too harsh for his body and he may get injured again. In Melbourne, hard courts are quite slow according to some players and that adds extra stress on his knees, ligaments etc.
345  Economy / Economics / Re: Economic Implications of War on Individuals on: December 04, 2023, 09:07:32 PM
The second point is perfectly correct, and is confirmed by modern practice. The "ideal example" is Ukraine, where the pro-Russian President Yanukovych, during his term of office, did everything to extremely weaken the armed forces of Ukraine, demoralize the forces, deprive them of the necessary reserves to wage a defensive war.... The result you know - 2014, Russia's terrorist attack on Ukraine, and this terrorist war continues for the 10th year....
Yes, the last (to this day) legitimate president of Ukraine Yanukovych killed no one. Pro-American junta leader Zelensky killed or mutilated over 1 million people. Can you feel the difference?

You start making things up again - the war started in February 2022 not in 2014.  
346  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tennis League All Thread on: December 04, 2023, 06:59:51 PM
The matches that I saw were quite enjoyable, there was actually some very good Tennis
played by all from what I saw, and yea if I were in the top 20 and looking at the competitors
I wouldnt be too worried facing them...

Its going to be different from year to year and there will be ebbs and flows in terms of
talent from year to year.

Well done to Medjedovic for taking the final as under dog, he did very well to bounce back
after losing the first set, Djokovic will be happy too !

Medjedovic did a good job against Fils! Future seems bright for him, he is guaranteed to enter top 100 next year if the goes on like this. The Serb is 20 yo but surprisingly he only started playing challenger grade tournaments last year (technically last year but he only played a single tournament in Germany). Any ideas why? Is he a late bloomer or is it because of lack of funds (typical #1 issue for many talented junior players)?
347  Economy / Economics / Re: Is energy prices about to shoot up? on: December 04, 2023, 06:01:25 PM
Read your posts in other threads, about the unacceptable rise in gas prices and other nonsense, where you even cited some photos from the fence Smiley.
Let's start from the beginning. This topic, opened by respected pooya87, concerns the issue of hydrocarbons ... And then you suddenly "jump" from the topic, where as always you shit yourself, and instead of gas you cite information not about the EU, but about one country, where POSSIBLY, in the FUTURE year, will raise ... the cost of electricity Smiley
Yeah, says the person who is derailing all threads he participates in and posts his useless crap about "how bad Russia is doing" no matter what the subject is. You always refuse to acknowledge evidence. You never mention sources. A typical troll.

Quote from: DrBeer
And you, in the above article, just read the headline, but did not read the article itself, as always Smiley
And the article says that if you don't like the tariffs of this provider... choose another one Smiley
What difference does it make if all tariffs are going up? You will end up paying more. 30 or 40% more but you will pay more than last year.

Quote from: DrBeer
That should have been the end of it, but I will add: you cited a great article about the EU, except that you forgot to mention that the article talks about, and clearly states that this was happening.... early 2023 Smiley Accidentally forgot to note ? It's now the end of 2023, and you can find charts of EU prices at the current time. I have cited from several times for a reason, where indeed from spring 2022 to the first half of 2023, prices were high, for reasons known to all, and then.... the graphs go down.
At least I'm citing some articles, unlike you! When was last time you provided a source for your information? Mostly made-up "facts" with no sources and zero credibility. 

Quote from: DrBeer
Bottom line: all your pathetic and primitive attempts to manipulate the data are easily verifiable, and cause nothing but laughter Smiley
Well that's really cool. You're having good time, laughing while your compatriots are dying in Donbas? Great success! BTW, when are you planning to join them, huh?
348  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Money laundering in crypto casino on: December 04, 2023, 11:49:28 AM
We all know the recent issue about the mixer status here in the forum. Crypto casino is also being use for money laundering by some criminals that’s why every casino has AML policy.

I’m just curious what will be the fate of crypto casino once money laundering activity from mixer will jump to casino now that mixer will not be advertised here which means it has less exposure. Is there any possibility that crypto casino will be seized by the government just like what happened to mixers in case they failed to screen the laundering activity?

I don't think such fate awaits crypto casinos. Online casinos have been around even before crypto emerged and they have always been considered high-risk businesses. Yet nobody tried to ban casinos completely. This is possibly because unlike gambling, the sole purpose of mixers is to "launder" Bitcoin.
349  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: Which Linux distribution would you use now? on: December 03, 2023, 08:15:01 AM
Aside from security, you might face unexpected behavior after long time it receive last update. For example,
  • Repository or website which host software for your OS no longer exist.
  • Some application cannot use internet connection properly due to certificate problem.
Yes, official repos may go down after some time. But like in case of Centos 6 there are some archive or even 3rd party repos you can continue using.

I'm mostly using systems with no GUI but I'm yet to see an OS which can't connect to the internet because it's too old. Until recently I was running a Windows 2008R2 machine which was complaining all the time and the browser stopped updating but you could connect anyway.

Quote from: ETFbitcoin
What exactly do you mean by rock solid? Rarely crash?
Yeah, that, and also security-wise. Firewall keeps working, kernel has no critical vulnerabilities. Ar least they weren't exploited. Of course, I wouldn't run something connected with finance, payment processing, health, military or some other sensitive data on such a machine.
350  Economy / Economics / Re: Fuel prices hitting an eight year high on: December 02, 2023, 06:40:32 PM
If this were pointless, then the Kremlin would not be screaming about the fall in income,
Do you hear them whining? Where? Perhaps you can provide some sources? Ahh, I forgot, you never provide sources! And "screaming" you hear is in your head most probably...

Quote from: DrBeer
Now we have figured out the operating scheme of the “shadow fleet”, identified the participants and the scheme, and “the crown is closing”, and it is no longer profitable for buyers, and no one needs Russian oil at the price of the Middle East Smiley
Now, this is interesting... Who are "we" you are referring to?

Quote from: DrBeer
And this is easy to see even according to official data:
- The revenue of the largest oil and gas companies in Russia fell by 41% in January-September 2023, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation reported on Thursday in its Financial Stability Review. Report of the Central Bank of Russia, everyone can read it Smiley http://cbr.ru/Collection/Collection/File/46610/2_3_q_2023.pdf
Fell by 41% compared to what? Last year's top? But I've actually translated the document and it's mostly positive news there.  

Quote from: DrBeer
- And the most positive news: Sanctions will last for years - the United States intends to halve Russia’s current oil and gas revenues by 2030.
This is actually good news for Russia. It means sanctions can't hurt them and Russia won't disintegrate into any small states or some other apocalyptic crap you're spreading won't happen. But the question is: will Ukraine still be around in 2030?  
351  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Math and Gambling on: December 02, 2023, 12:01:29 AM
Gambling is known to be a game of pure luck but also probability, that's if you are good at math, this is what a fellow employee said to me, he then told me to look Chris Ferguson up, to my surprise this man won millions in gambling using math, I read this man is really good at math,

He created his own gambling strategy for poker completely on math and game theory instead of trying to focus monitoring the players, this man won five world series bracelets 🤦 and over 8 millions dollars in gambling tournaments.

There is also another man called James Simons, who is named the greatest gambler of all, he made more money using math than Chris Ferguson, James net worth is over 20 billions, I was shocked, because I use to think it's impossible to gamble using any skills, this is a skill on a another level, I am mad that I am just knowing this not too long ago.

School is not important as 96% of what you learn won't be used in the real world to make money, but this 4% left is making a lot of people rich, math and gambling seems to go with each other, what do you guys think? Am I wrong or right?

Yes, I agree, in some games like poker for example, math can help you a lot. I have also heard about many poker personalities who are very good at math. Poker is actually based on math, there's even term "poker math". Poker is all about probability and statistics, so if you're good at math you should be able to quickly calculate the probability of your hand. The only thing which makes poker math harder is bluffing. So if you're good at bluffing you can potentially win a person who is good at math.  Cool   
352  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Why sports betting? on: December 01, 2023, 11:42:02 PM
With hundreds or probably thousands of games online, I'd like to ask why would you choose sports betting?

I believe that sports betting has become more popular here in the forum since most gambling sites, our reputable gambling sites are already sports betting on the menu. So, out of curiosity ( don't want to assume), what are the reasons why you fall in love with sports betting?

Moreover, I like to know if you really believe you can win in sports betting in the long run, or you just really think no chance because every game can be win by luck, sports betting is not exemption.

I prefer sports betting because it's the only type of gambling which is always truly provably fair. You can't fake sports results, you can always check the results on any sports website. Additionally, some experience and in-depth knowledge of the sport you're betting on as well as some insider info may help you. Such things are useless if you're playing casino games for example.
353  Economy / Economics / Re: Fuel prices hitting an eight year high on: December 01, 2023, 10:51:12 PM
Despite the hysterical attempts of Russian propaganda to come up with at least some kind of fairy tale, how oil prices will rise and everyone will freeze without Russian gas - the market stubbornly shows that reality is far from propaganda Smiley

1. Today, Urals oil, "here and now" is below $70. But at this price, no one buys it. China is buying up the surplus already at a price of 32.5 - 34 dollars per barrel, with logistics costs on the supplier's side Smiley
2. Last week, after the visit of high-ranking US representatives to India, India reduced the purchase of Russian oil by 40% Smiley

China and India are Russia's "best friends"  Grin

Urals was trading at $90 per barrel when Brent prices were around $120 per barrel. But the discount narrowed later, as Asian countries rushed to purchase the cheaper Russian crude. And it narrowed even further as the EU nations went on a shopping spree recently, to fill their oil reserves before the embargo on Russian crude is applied. Here in India, the private refineries are complaining that the discount for Russian crude is not attractive enough to pay for the higher freight costs. And that is the reason why India recently reduced Russian crude imports.

It should be understood that today's price of Urals crude oil is largely indicative, but it is not the price that Russia receives in its budget. Let me explain. For example, let the declared price be 100 dollars. But now most of the oil is bought for yuan and rupees. Yes, they are somehow recalculated into a "virtual dollar", but the facts are that Russia does not receive any dollars.  Moreover, even with the same rupees there are a lot of problems !
Even the head of Rosneft complained about sanctions and blamed the Central Bank for the hang-up of export proceeds in India....
 

At the same time, sanctions against the "gray fleet" have led to a surge in freight prices: to rent a ship to India, which has become the largest buyer of Russian oil, now costs $10-11 million, although in early October it was $8 million, and in September - only $5 million. This situation presses on the price of Russian grade Urals, which is again sold at a discount of about $20 to the North European benchmark Brent. Last week, the price of Russian oil fell below $60 per barrel, while the government has budgeted $71 in the 2024 budget.
https://www.moscowtimes.ru/2023/11/30/sechin-pozhalovalsya-na-sanktsii-protiv-rosnefti-i-problemi-s-vozvratom-viruchki-ot-eksporta-a114678

I.e. it is not the price of oil that is rising, but the price of "gray transportation" costs

I guess you don't realize that it's a pointless, never-ending fighting with consequences? Close this sales channel, Russia will come up with 2 new ones. They have already mixed oil with other brands in order to trick the sanction system and done some other similar stuff. Sanctions are not working, it's EU and US suffocating themselves, nothing more. 
354  Economy / Economics / Re: Goverments must have good plan very soon on: December 01, 2023, 10:15:07 PM
Anyone who you know know someone who don't have money no Jobs.
People cant afford the housing cant pay bills and goverment just watching no actions.
It's all falling down the landlords soon can't pay utilities becouse of rent debts.
I have friend who use to rent out apartments and now he can't collect Even rent money people don't that have coused Him problems and he have to sell his second car but even with low price hard to sell car.
Things going bad shops around the world just put prices up to cover stolen funds people steal from the shops like never before soon all the shops must be protected by military.
Anyone knows plans how to make us normal again the property time like was covid19 when Money and wealth was normal thing.
World is very close to martial law when military will secure streets police not enough becouse poverty change people

But this not what we use to we are use to with Luxury and good life people don't Understood how to live If wealthy life is not the essence.


Only way will be unite and trust each others If elite dont start support people average people can collect their own funds and use cryptocurrency If fiat system falling.

But goverments should have some plan i wait airdrop of money for each people AT least 2000-3000$ without working ubi income

If you still have any illusion regarding government I can tell you: they have no plan. They don't know what they are doing. It's true for pretty much every government in the world. The best that they can do is take more loans and print more money. That is their only plan.
355  Other / Archival / Re: Wearing Bitcoin Clothing in Public on: December 01, 2023, 09:59:10 PM

Ain't missing a chance to shill your useless dead shitcoin even here?

Anyway, back on topic... I have mixed feelings regarding wearing clothes with BTC logo on them. I don't consider it particularly safe but I also respect such people as they're doing a great job of promoting Bitcoin to the masses.
356  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tennis League All Thread on: December 01, 2023, 09:17:28 PM
SO here we are with the next gen finals final!

Medjedovic v Fils

Two guys who have been on the ATP tour now for over a year. Medjedovic in particular
has the backing of fellow countryman Djokovic. He hasnt done too much in 2023 does
reaching this final tomorrow act a s a launch pad for him in 2024 I wonder?

Fils is a higher ranked player on the ATP and so is favourite for tomorrow @ 1.56, the
Serbian is 2.45, thats close enough really, there could very well be an upset...

My bet will be on the Frenchman, but I have to say that Next Gen is not particularly exciting this year. I'm not sure why, perhaps the overall level of tennis is dropping? Just take a look at previous finalists: Sinner, Rublev, Tsitsipas, Zverev, De Minaur, Alcaraz, Korda, Nakashima, Lehecka...   
357  Economy / Economics / Re: Food security in the world has been shaken by Russia's actions on: December 01, 2023, 07:46:12 PM
In order for the war in Ukraine to end, it is enough for the Russians to withdraw their occupation troops from the territory of Ukraine. Ukraine has not attacked and does not intend to attack Russia.
Why are you planning to join NATO then? What for? Let's put it straight: Ukraine ceased to exist in 2014. It's a US colony atm, governed, militarized and sponsored by Uncle Sam.

Quote from: Argoo
Therefore, if the Russians go home and stop killing women and children in Ukraine and destroying the country’s infrastructure, the war will stop. All that remains is to calculate the losses caused by Russia and, through international judicial and other bodies, seek compensation for them to Ukraine, because you will have to pay for the pleasure of robbing, killing and raping. In the meantime, the Russians are attacking the territory of Ukraine, it is stupid to say that they do not want war.
Oh sorry, I forgot, your military have 0 casualties, it's the most effective army in the world. Russians are solely and exclusively killing children and raping women. Stealing washing machines to get some chips they can use to produce missiles. Once they see the Ukrainian military they flee, they are too afraid to shoot at armed men.  Grin Grin Grin

Quote from: Argoo
Ukraine has no choice but to defend its freedom and independence. Therefore, as long as there is at least one living armed Russian left in Ukraine, the war will continue. Ukraine will definitely return its territories sooner or later.
You are delusional. You are seeing this situation as some kind of battle of equal opponents, or some kind of a Mexican standoff situation... but it's not so. I can't think of any scenario which would let you to regain your territories. It simply doesn't exist. It's impossible. Russia is bigger, stronger, has more people, bigger army, more arms, better military industry etc etc etc. The longer war lasts, the more powerful Russia becomes. Can you describe in detail how do you see it? How will you get your territories back?
358  Economy / Economics / Re: Russian Gas ban - A problem for Europe or suicide for Russia? on: December 01, 2023, 02:09:05 PM
^^^ You are saying that Russian gas industry has "collapsed". But the numbers doesn't add up. I will agree that the volumes have got reduced. Compared to 2021, there is a reduction of 24%. But the increase in prices have nullified any negative impact that comes as a result of this. Back in 2020, natural gas used to cost around $150 per thousand cubic meters. Now the Dutch TTF prices are around $400 per thousand cubic meters. Even if Russia exports half as much as gas as they did previously, they will earn the same revenues from their gas.


That's right, while the price has not yet fallen to historic lows Smiley
But for some reason you forgot to say that:
1. Gas prices in Europe have dropped below $300 per 1,000 cubic meters. Gas futures prices are at a two-year low. There's a surplus of gas on the market and industry in Europe and China has so far been unable to increase demand, Bloomberg said. The cost of contracts for June natural gas supplies at the TTF hub in the Netherlands fell below $300 per 1,000 cubic meters during trading. As of 12:50 Moscow time, the futures were at a low of €25.8 per 1 MW∙h. That's about 7.1% less than it was at the close of trading on May 24 and the lowest value since June 2021. The amount corresponds to about €272.2 per 1,000 cubic meters, or about $292 at the current exchange rate.
And about a year ago it was 5 times higher !
Or it's not interesting ?  Smiley

There was a small jump in price after one of the Dutch fields stopped, but now the volumes have compensated and the price went down again, now about 360...

This post is a great proof that you are delusional and have no idea what is going on in real world. EU countries were intensively buying Russian gas in 2022 and now all gas storage sites are full. Just take a look at the graphs. Can you see that huge dildo last year? That's what I'm talking about. But once  they will use up all that stored gas what will happen then? Exactly, they will continue buying like there's no tomorrow. I feel embarrassed just to have to explain this to you like to a toddler or to a retarded person.  Grin
359  Economy / Economics / Re: Food security in the world has been shaken by Russia's actions on: December 01, 2023, 08:15:13 AM
Quote from: Argoo
If on November 16 I wrote: “No matter what you say here, for the second year now, relatively small Ukraine has been resisting Russian military aggression...”, then you just need to strain your brain a little to understand that  are talking about the territories of Ukraine and Russia, because There can be no other option here.
You're trying to say that a territory-wise small country can't have a huge army? Let alone if this "small country" is second biggest in Europe after Russia? I don't feel like I need to explain this any further, just re-read my posts. I proved it with statistical data from reputable sources. Anyone with at least room temperature IQ understands that.

Quote from: Argoo
What was my lie when I wrote that Ukraine is geographically one of the largest in Europe?
Wait, when did you claim that? Your post quote above proves exactly the opposite. You said Ukraine is a small country. Propaganda destroyed your brain, bud. Or ease up on that blow?  Grin

Quote from: Argoo
If we consider Russia an Asian and not a European country, not even in terms of civilization, but territorially, then I’m really wrong. But the western part of Russia still belongs to Europe.
https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA %D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0 %B8
Why in the world you're trying to prove this to me? That's an obvious fact, but completely irrelevant. I never said it wasn't so.  Roll Eyes

Quote from: Argoo
I see you defend Russian murderers and occupiers so zealously that I begin to doubt that you are not a Russian.
Then you need to start believing not only Russians want this war to end. My biggest wish is world peace. Let go, it's over. You're not going to recapture Crimea or Donbas. Ukraine lost these territories forever. Just stop the f*cking war. Ukrainians (and Russians alike) don't have to die for that. It's not worth it.
360  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: OFAC-Sanctioned Transactions Being Censored on: December 01, 2023, 07:48:22 AM
Recently I was scrolling on Twitter(X) and I came across something rather interesting..

A bitcoin developer that I follow on there (@0xB10C) posted this on his page. [1]

Given the community's commitment to upholding the censorship resistance of our network, I deemed it appropriate to conduct a thorough reading.


Here's what I found:

Firstly, the developers project aims to detect instances where Bitcoin mining pools fail to mine transactions they could have included. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a bureau in the U.S. Treasury Department, is responsible for enforcing economic and trade sanctions aligning with U.S. foreign policy, targeting countries, terrorists, and threats to national security. Over the past weeks, the project identified six missing transactions from OFAC-sanctioned addresses, prompting an investigation into whether these omissions were intentional or had alternative explanations.

The RSS feed reported missing transactions from ViaBTC, Foundry USA, and F2Pool, involving OFAC-sanctioned addresses.The analysis explores various reasons for transactions being absent from blocks, such as network propagation, individual node differences, and pool transaction prioritization. The primary goal is to determine whether mining pools intentionally filter OFAC-sanctioned transactions and assess the impact on Bitcoin's censorship-resistant properties.

One missing transaction from ViaBTC's block 808660 was due to the prioritization of other transactions by ViaBTC's Bitcoin Transaction Accelerator, indicating it was not intentionally filtered. Foundry USA's block 813231 did not include a sanctioned transaction due to potential delays in transaction propagation. Again, unintentional.
According to the report, the analysis suggests that F2Pool omitted transactions from OFAC-sanctioned addresses in blocks 810727, 811791, 811920, and 813357. The reasons for the omission vary for each block, but the common thread is the likelihood of intentional filtering by F2Pool. Here's a breakdown of the reasons for the omission in each block:

Block 810727:

F2Pool did not include this transaction, and instead, another transaction was included. The report suggests that the missing transaction had a slightly higher fee rate but was 3 vBytes smaller than the included transaction. Despite the fee rate advantage, the larger transaction was chosen.

Block 811791:

The report indicates that F2Pool omitted this transaction, and despite having enough space in the block, it was likely intentionally filtered. The presence of extra transactions in the block did not affect the inclusion of the sanctioned transaction, making intentional filtering more plausible.

Block 811920:

F2Pool did not include this large consolidation transaction in the block, and the report suggests that the transaction might not have propagated to F2Pool in time, but it's also likely that it was intentionally filtered. The transaction was marked as "recently broadcast" on mempool.space.

Block 813357:

F2Pool excluded this consolidation transaction from the block, and the report indicates that, similar to the case in block 811791, it's likely intentionally filtered. The transaction had been in the node’s mempool for more than 25 minutes, making it less likely that it wasn't known to F2Pool when building the block.


In summary, the report concludes that these transactions were likely intentionally filtered by F2Pool, This raises the question of why F2Pool, a pool with origins in Asia, is the first pool to filter transactions based on US OFAC sanctions, especially considering that other transactions with similar or lower fee rates were included in the blocks.

The original report can be found here. I highly encourage giving it a read. [2]

----------

I find myself uncertain about how to interpret all of this information. Despite the seemingly small number of just six transactions, the fact that such situations are possible raises concerns. I'm grappling with whether this should be a cause for worry in the future or if it's perhaps an overblown issue. The writer of the report leaves us with this:

Quote
The Bitcoin network, however, continues to work as normal. A single pool filtering transactions does not affect the censorship resistance of the Bitcoin network as a whole. Further monitoring of the transaction selection of mining pools allows identifying when more pools start to filter transactions based on, for example, OFAC sanctions. It also allows miners pointing their hashrate to these pools to make an informed decision on switching to a different pool if they don’t agree with a pool’s (unannounced) filtering policies.


[1] https://x.com/0xB10C/status/1726964430460588201?s=20
[2] https://b10c.me/observations/08-missing-sanctioned-transactions/



Well this is big if true. I wonder what all those monkey pic fans are going to say now? We can't filter spam ddos monkey pic transactions but uncle Sam can filter whatever seems unacceptable for them? Right? I'm ready to hear your whining... gotta stock up on popcorn and enjoy the comments...  Cool
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