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Selfish mining

A strategic withholding attack in which miners privately extend blocks to gain revenue or disrupt competitors.

A strategic withholding attack in which miners privately extend blocks to gain revenue or disrupt competitors.

A strategic withholding attack in which miners privately extend blocks to gain revenue or disrupt competitors. This coordinate is placed in the wider system through its protocol, economic and historical relationships.

Understanding Selfish mining helps distinguish a verifiable Bitcoin mechanism or historical record from slogans, products and market narratives.

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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

DOC · 001Eyal and Sirer — Majority is not EnoughPrimary
Reviewed 25 July 2026Source-first · No investment advice