This comes from the thread:
WTF is this? Someone found a trick for fast mining?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1045381.0That old thread from May 2015 was locked by moderation (why?)
In that thread it was observed statistical anomalies that to my understanding were signs of use of a faster mining algorithm.
The blocks in question were mined by Antpool.
I think, in view of recent events, it would be good to comment. I am curious to know if gmaxwell has changed his views.
It is worth quoting my post #75:
I withdrew any claim. So, stop repeating the same thing over and over. Already Mr gmaxwell rated me as a scammer (at the same level as other people having stolen bitcoins to others) and has tried to bullshit my expertise, which I think at this point says more about him than about me.
But I do believe and I will repeat that some unusual patterns do deserve attention, in particular when the numbers show that these events are extremely rare.
Without being paranoic it is conceivable that some people found a boost on the mining performance (it wouldn't be the first time this happens), and they try to hide it for their own interest.
I fully agree that this possibility has to be treated with caution, but it cannot be ignored and we should be on the look up. If this appears to be the case at the end, some people in this forum will have collaborated concealing this fact. They will bear that responsibility.
On my side I would restrict my comments to statistical facts.
How on earth does that work? What method could possibly increase mining probability? As far as I know, the only method I have ever seen was mining when the network hash rate goes down....