After Bitcoin, Antpool now Starts Purposefully Mining Empty Blocks on the Litecoin Network As Well

It is the same Antpool which causes empty blocks on the Bitcoin network. According to the pool operator, they do so “because they can”. That is a rather strange statement, as they are effectively hurting the network by doing so. It appears the issue is becoming slightly more apparent where Litecoin is concerned, though. For some unknown reason, the number of empty blocks on the network continues to increase. This is rather problematic behavior from the second largest LTC mining pool on the network, to say the least.

What is even more troubling is how Antpool mines more empty blocks than the rest of the network combined. It is rather obvious this mining pool likes to cause quite the stir. They are showing the same type of silly behavior for both Bitcoin and LTC mining right now. It is important for the community to be aware of this behavior, as it could end up hurting the ecosystem quite a bit. Empty blocks can occur at any given time, but purposefully mining them is rather strange.

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