01Definition
A pool participant submits ordinary shares but secretly discards full-difficulty blocks, harming pool revenue while appearing to work.
02Context
A pool participant submits ordinary shares but secretly discards full-difficulty blocks, harming pool revenue while appearing to work. This coordinate is placed in the wider system through its protocol, economic and historical relationships.
03Why it matters
Understanding Block withholding attack helps distinguish a verifiable Bitcoin mechanism or historical record from slogans, products and market narratives.
⌖Reference points
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Linked to related atlas coordinates
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Grounded in a source record
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Explains function and trade-offs
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Part of the open Bitcoin knowledge graph