>All other pools in the past have purposefully gimped their hashrate in these situations. This has even occurred with altcoins (which are often widely believed

>All other pools in the past have purposefully gimped their hashrate in these situations. This has even occurred with altcoins (which are often widely believed to be pump-and-dump schemes) where a pool gets too close to 51% and voluntarily makes an effort to reduce their hashrate (either by blocking new signups, issuing fewer work units, etc.)