So, picture this: the Bitcoin network, usually as stable as a cat on a Roomba, suddenly goes haywire with a two-block reorganization that has everyone whispering sweet nothings about foul play. Enter Foundry USA, who, in a move reminiscent of that kid in elementary school who always got the last cookie, orchestrated a massive seven-block winning streak. Talk about taking candy from a baby, right?
But before we all don our tinfoil hats and start accusing Foundry of being the crypto equivalent of a supervillain, a Bitcoin researcher has stepped in like a parental figure at a school dance, ready to clear up some awkward rumors. Spoiler alert: the drama was nothing more than expected network behavior, not some grand conspiracy involving shadowy figures and poorly drawn mustaches.
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The race at height 941880
As reported by U.Today-because of course someone reports on this-the network briefly split into two competing chains at block height 941880. AntPool mined block 941881, and then, in a shocking twist that even M. Night Shyamalan would envy, ViaBTC followed up with block 941882 on that same path. Meanwhile, Foundry USA was busy mining its own versions of blocks 941881 and 941882, like a kid trying to sell lemonade on a day when nobody wants to buy any.
For a brief, shimmering moment, the network had two valid chains, both equally magnificent in their confusion, until Foundry USA decided to flex its muscles, mining blocks 941883, 941884, and 941885. This left the AntPool and ViaBTC blocks orphaned, which sounds tragic but is really just a fancy way of saying they were left out of the party. The Foundry emerged victorious in an epic seven-block run, which must have felt like winning the lottery-if you ignore the fact that it only netted them an infinitesimal 0.025 BTC in transaction fees.
The selfish mining theory, debunked
Now, some people, in a knee-jerk reaction akin to someone spilling red wine on a white carpet, jumped to accuse Foundry of “selfish mining.” For those unfamiliar, selfish mining is like when your sibling hides the remote control just because they want to be the one to choose what to watch next-only here, it involves intentionally withholding valid blocks from the public network.
According to our brave researcher, the data doesn’t support this malicious narrative. If Foundry was attempting a selfish-mining attack, they executed it with all the finesse of a toddler trying to parallel park. And let’s not forget: the event happened during a low-fee period, meaning that Foundry’s haul was about as rewarding as winning a participation trophy.
Furthermore, on-chain data shows that Foundry spent some time mining on top of the AntPool and ViaBTC blocks before switching back to its own chain-essentially playing hopscotch with blocks. A miner trying to keep a secret chain wouldn’t make such rookie moves. The researcher chalks it all up to standard network latency and some specific Bitcoin Core commands, which sounds like a phrase you’d hear at a very dull tech conference.
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2026-03-27 17:55