<p>When a miner has found a block, he does not broadcast it publicly immediately, but waits until someone else is publishing a solution. He then makes surethat his solution is spreading faster on the network (by using several nodes spread around the globe). That way he selfishly prevents the other miner from getting his reward, gaining a competitive advantage in the long run.</p>

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<p>What is a selfish mining attack <a href="https://www.ccn.com/japanese-cryptocurrency-monacoin-hit-by-selfish-mining-attack/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MonaCoin</a> suffered from?</p>

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What exactly is selfish mining?
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# What exactly is selfish mining?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-05-31)

What is a selfish mining attack [MonaCoin](https://www.ccn.com/japanese-cryptocurrency-monacoin-hit-by-selfish-mining-attack/) suffered from?

**Tags:** mining-theory, attack, selfish-mining


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-05-31. Score: 2

When a miner has found a block, he does not broadcast it publicly immediately, but waits until someone else is publishing a solution. He then makes surethat his solution is spreading faster on the network (by using several nodes spread around the globe). That way he selfishly prevents the other miner from getting his reward, gaining a competitive advantage in the long run.


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