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Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:44:51 -0800
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On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 07:43:59PM -0800, Chris Priest via bitcoin-dev wrot=
e:
> Then shouldn't this be something the pool deals with, not the bitcoin pro=
tocol?

There is no known way for pools - especially ones that allow anonymous
hashers - to effectively prevent block withholding attacks without
changing the Bitcoin protocol.

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