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August 25, 2017, 09:57:25 AM
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Some of the blocks mined by AntPool are actually empty. Others are very small < 700kb... Any idea why?

https://blockchain.info/block/0000000000000000005713c0168710b30357ceb4d43ae297aeb0cf542454fa15
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August 25, 2017, 10:28:37 AM
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possibly because they are rejecting certain kind of transactions. like transactions that have fees below 300 satoshi/byte for example.

there are actually multiple topics talking about it today: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2118225.0
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August 25, 2017, 11:17:44 AM
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Ah, ok. Will have a look there. Thanks  Smiley
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August 25, 2017, 11:30:42 AM
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Wait. Whats antpool exactly..? i keep hearing it but i dont get it ..?
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August 25, 2017, 11:51:51 AM
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Quote from: FabulousZombie on August 25, 2017, 11:30:42 AM
Wait. Whats antpool exactly..? i keep hearing it but i dont get it ..?

Antpool is the biggest pool in Bitcoin controlled by the infamous Bitmain (Jihad Wu). They play around with their hashrate a lot. Mining empty pools is just another strategy that they use to annoy people with the mempool. You can read more here:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/why-do-some-bitcoin-mining-pools-mine-empty-blocks-1468337739/
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