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Are empty blocks without txns allowed ?
by
auzaar
on 13/03/2014, 06:36:42 UTC
Is this allowed?

https://blockchain.info/block-index/475455/0000000000000000052cb46227baeb2dc70ab51a554433262cf89378696903d9

Looks like a empty block mined with no transaction (except for the mining reward of 25 BTC)

Questions:
1. Why would a miner do this and not include any transaction missing the fees?
2. If everybody started doing this bitcoin will be mined but no transactions will occur, is it a flaw?