Block Withholding Attack
An attack in which a miner on a pool intentionally does not submit any blocks to the pool in an effort to cause the profitability of the mining pool to drop.
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Block Withholding Attack
An attack in which a miner on a pool intentionally does not submit any blocks to the pool in an effort to cause the profitability of the mining pool to drop.
A Block Withholding attack is when a miner on a pool intentionally does not submit any blocks he finds to the pool.
A Block Withholding attack occurs when a miner on a pool intentionally does not submit any blocks he finds to the pool. The intent of the attack is to cause the profitability of the mining pool to drop. This type of attack, if sustained for a long enough period, can bankrupt a pay-per-share pool. Mitigation of a Block Withholding attack is complex because of the random nature of mining, but some methods have been developed.
Mitigation of the block withholding attack is complex because of the random nature of mining, but some methods have been developed.
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