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April 01, 2012, 10:10:55 PM
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Hello, 

I was wondering if the infamous blank blocks interfere with minors actually processing transactions.  In noticed on blockchain.info that sometimes there are orphaned blocks after these blank blocks.

It happened at block 173931 and 173929

Why is this,

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Transactions must be included in a block to be properly completed. When you send a transaction, it is broadcast to miners. Miners can then optionally include it in their next blocks. Miners will be more inclined to include your transaction if it has a higher transaction fee.
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April 02, 2012, 04:26:07 PM
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Might be a sign of some miners trying to shun the blank blocks.
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April 03, 2012, 10:45:50 AM
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I do believe you are right.  There have been a few forks in the blockchain, where the solo blocks are ignored.
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April 03, 2012, 10:48:46 AM
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Just for reference, and to help me and others remember, here is an example where the chain has forked and at the moment I don't believe that this has resolved yet.

http://blockchain.info/block-index/202730
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