"We just had a rare-ish two block fork/reorg between Foundry and AntPool+ViaBTC. Foundry mined six blocks in a row, the developer wrote. *seven, Foundry mined seven blocks in a row, the X account b10c added."
"Once it established the longer chain, the network followed suit, abandoning the shorter version. The rival blocks mined by Antpool and Viabtc were marked as orphaned, meaning they were removed from Bitcoin's canonical history."
"Analysts and onlookers, including Bitcoin observer b10c, described the episode as routine behavior under Bitcoin's proof-of-work system. No exploit, double-spend, or malfunction was detected."
"Two-block reorganizations are less common, but still well within expected parameters. The timing is notable. The reorg came shortly after a 7.76% downward difficulty adjustment, one of the largest declines this year."
On March 23, a two-block fork occurred at block height 941880, involving Foundry USA and a rival chain backed by Antpool and Viabtc. Both chains were recognized as valid for a brief period. Foundry USA eventually mined additional blocks, establishing a longer chain and orphaning the rival blocks. This event was described as routine behavior in Bitcoin's proof-of-work system, with no exploits or malfunctions detected. The timing coincided with a significant difficulty adjustment and a decrease in global hashrate, affecting competition.
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