Bitcoin censorship dispute pits Ocean miner freedom against lost fees

Bitcoin mining pool Ocean has faced a transaction censorship allegation after developer Kruw accused an individual miner of excluding his transaction from block 973,817 and leaving transaction fees 7.68% below an expected template. Kruw accused Ocean miner Powre of excluding his consolidation transaction from Bitcoin block 973,817. A comparison he shared showed transaction fees 7.68% below the expected block template. Coinjoined Chris defended miners’ control over transaction selection through Ocean’s DATUM setup. Kruw argued the pool should reject work that deliberately sacrifices participants’ fee income. Kruw raised the complaint in an Oct.

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