![Why mining pools having huge hash shares is a bad thing. They can censor transactions. Individual pool miners have no control over what goes into the blockchain. Only the pool owner does. : Why mining pools having huge hash shares is a bad thing. They can censor transactions. Individual pool miners have no control over what goes into the blockchain. Only the pool owner does. :](https://preview.redd.it/why-mining-pools-having-huge-hash-shares-is-a-bad-thing-v0-xaeown37y49a1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=2b106796a1ddca470556cbde829333ccf5ddbf46)
Why mining pools having huge hash shares is a bad thing. They can censor transactions. Individual pool miners have no control over what goes into the blockchain. Only the pool owner does. :
![Hash rate distribution among mining pools as of November 2018. Data... | Download Scientific Diagram Hash rate distribution among mining pools as of November 2018. Data... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331407183/figure/fig2/AS:772160457031680@1561108807083/Hash-rate-distribution-among-mining-pools-as-of-November-2018-Data-pulled-from-btccom.png)
Hash rate distribution among mining pools as of November 2018. Data... | Download Scientific Diagram
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