Hypothetically, would the US government pay miners in China to mine empty blocks?
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If we assume that a pool is going to do what’s best for themselves, they could operate a mining operation exclusively to mine empty blocks if paid enough by a bad actor. Hypothetically.
Valid transactions cannot be stopped from being added to the timechain.
Even if you control 75% of the hash rate, all you will do is bid up the price of transaction fees. Someone will always be there to take the fee.