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Belcher: Add to category vocabulary

2019-05-16T15:34:13Z

Add to category vocabulary

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	Conceptually, calling the above type of block an orphan block doesn't make any sense, since it ''does'' have a parent. Indeed, in the Bitcoin source code and in more technical discussions, orphan blocks and stale blocks are two separate things: both are not part of the longest valid chain, but in an orphan block it is because the parent is ''unknown'', whereas in a stale block it is because that part of the chain is known to no longer be longest. However, in general discussions people almost always mean "stale block" but say "orphan block".		Conceptually, calling the above type of block an orphan block doesn't make any sense, since it ''does'' have a parent. Indeed, in the Bitcoin source code and in more technical discussions, orphan blocks and stale blocks are two separate things: both are not part of the longest valid chain, but in an orphan block it is because the parent is ''unknown'', whereas in a stale block it is because that part of the chain is known to no longer be longest. However, in general discussions people almost always mean "stale block" but say "orphan block".

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Theymos: Clarify that people usually mean stale block when they say this

2018-07-28T22:37:15Z

Clarify that people usually mean stale block when they say this

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	An orphan block is a block ~~that doesn't have~~ a ~~known parent in~~ the longest [[~~block chain~~]].		Usually when people say "orphan block", they mean a [[Vocabulary#Stale_Block\|Stale Block]], which is a well-formed block which is no longer part of the difficultywise-longest and well-formed blockchain. The [[Block Reward]] in a stale block is no longer spendable on the difficultywise-longest and well-formed blockchain; therefore whoever mined that block does not actually get the reward (or the [[transaction fees]]). This phenomenon must be taken into account by mining pools that use any payout strategy other than "proportional".

	~~Not to be confused with~~ a ~~[[Vocabulary#Stale_Block\|Stale Block]]~~, ~~which is a well-formed block which is no longer~~ part of the ~~difficultywise-~~longest ~~and well-formed blockchain.~~		Conceptually, calling the above type of block an orphan block doesn't make any sense, since it ''does'' have a parent. Indeed, in the Bitcoin source code and in more technical discussions, orphan blocks and stale blocks are two separate things: both are not part of the longest valid chain, but in an orphan block it is because the parent is ''unknown'', whereas in a stale block it is because that part of the chain is known to no longer be longest. However, in general discussions people almost always mean "stale block" but say "orphan block".

	~~The [[Block Reward]]~~ in a stale block is no longer ~~spendable on the difficultywise-~~longest ~~and well-formed blockchain; therefore whoever mined that~~ block ~~does not actually get the reward (or the [[transaction fees]]). This phenomenon must be taken into account by mining pools that use any payout strategy other than~~ "~~proportional~~".

JonathanCross: Linking block chain, Stale Block, and transaction fees and block reward. Fixed staled block => stale block.

2016-01-26T20:26:35Z

Linking block chain, Stale Block, and transaction fees and block reward. Fixed **staled** block => stale block.

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	An orphan block is a block that doesn't have a known parent in the longest chain.		An orphan block is a block that doesn't have a known parent in the longest [[block chain]].

	Not to be confused with a ~~stale block~~, which is a well-formed block which is no longer part of the difficultywise-longest well-formed blockchain.		Not to be confused with a [[Vocabulary#Stale_Block\|Stale Block]], which is a well-formed block which is no longer part of the difficultywise-longest and well-formed blockchain.

	The ~~block reward~~ in a ~~staled~~ block is no longer spendable on the difficultywise-longest well-formed blockchain; therefore whoever mined that block does not actually get the reward (or the transaction fees). This phenomenon must be taken into account by mining pools that use any payout strategy other than "proportional".		The [[Block Reward]] in a stale block is no longer spendable on the difficultywise-longest and well-formed blockchain; therefore whoever mined that block does not actually get the reward (or the [[transaction fees]]). This phenomenon must be taken into account by mining pools that use any payout strategy other than "proportional".

Lapp0: incorrect orphan definition

2014-12-21T14:17:02Z

incorrect orphan definition

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	An orphan block is a ~~well-formed~~ block ~~which is no longer part of~~ the ~~difficultywise-~~longest ~~well-formed blockchain~~.		An orphan block is a block that doesn't have a known parent in the longest chain.

	The block reward in ~~an orphaned~~ block is no longer spendable on the difficultywise-longest well-formed blockchain; therefore whoever mined that block does not actually get the reward (or the transaction fees). This phenomenon must be taken into account by mining pools that use any payout strategy other than "proportional".		Not to be confused with a stale block, which is a well-formed block which is no longer part of the difficultywise-longest well-formed blockchain.

			The block reward in a staled block is no longer spendable on the difficultywise-longest well-formed blockchain; therefore whoever mined that block does not actually get the reward (or the transaction fees). This phenomenon must be taken into account by mining pools that use any payout strategy other than "proportional".

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2012-11-28T22:54:19Z

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