Why are we bleeding nodes?



Summary:

It is unlikely that a significant number of miners in China will continue to mine on a China-specific chain since it will be outmined by non-Chinese miners and eventually orphaned. Instead, mining interests in China are more likely to make special arrangements to circumvent the Great Firewall of China. However, users who cannot access the worldwide blockchain may experience slow confirmation times and other side effects. A question was asked if a blockchain fork due to network split could happen on May 20, 2014.


Updated on: 2023-06-08T18:47:39.073527+00:00