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Re:Ask HN: Am I going insane or is there genuinely no value ... by mytherin on Saturday April 23, 2022 @06:54AM (#31133123)
If the miners don’t like you what stops them from not including your transactions in the chain?

It is my understanding that if a large enough pool of miners decides they don’t like you (>50%) they can completely prevent your ability to spend money.

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Re:Ask HN: Am I going insane or is there genuinely no value ... by tromp on Saturday April 23, 2022 @04:50PM (#31138402)
> what stops them from not including your transactions in the chain

The only thing that could stop them is being unable to identify what outputs belong to you. Which generally requires a more privacy focussed design than what Bitcoin offers.

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