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It's not possible to mine bitcoin on Mars without the network forking since half the time Mars is far enough that it can't communicate with Earth within the blo
by robjan 6y ago
It's not possible to mine bitcoin on Mars without the network forking since half the time Mars is far enough that it can't communicate with Earth within the block time of 10 minutes. As soon as Earth and Mars come within 10 minutes of each other the main Blockchain (presumably on Earth) will prevail, and the consensus will be that the coins mined on Mars are worthless. Any new coins generated during this alignment may be valid depending on if the timings match up but the Mars miners will always be at a distinct disadvantage.