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Bitcoin Block Timestamps Appeared Out of Order Due to Mining Variability
(3 hours ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto
Recent Bitcoin blocks were mined with timestamps that appeared to go backward in time, raising questions among observers. This is a known quirk of how Bitcoin's protocol handles block timestamps and does not indicate a malfunction or security issue.
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- beincrypto.com
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