Analyzing Invalid Blocks and the Importance of Following Bitcoin Rules



In this episode of Bitcoin, Explained, Aaron and Sjors discuss an invalid block mined by Marathon Pool. They explain why the block was invalid, what caused it (and what didn’t), and why that didn’t affect the Bitcoin network.



Aaron and Sjors also provide some updates about the show, and what that means moving forward.



Finally, Sjors briefly mentions some notable Bitcoin Core updates that were recently merged.



For more information on the invalid block, also see: https://b10c.me/observations/07-invalid-block-809478/