'Not even a single TX has been censored on ETH' — Cyber Capital founder
Bons noted that even with 50% OFAC compliance among Ethereum validators, blocks will still be produced within 30 seconds. Ethereum bulls have hit back against claims the network has become prone to censorship post-Merge, with one arguing that “not even a single” transaction has been censored on the network. In a 19-part thread to his 29,100 followers on Oct. 17, Cyber Capital founder and CIO Justin Bons argued that contrary to “what some Bitcoiners are falsely claiming,” not a single transaction on Ethereum has been stopped as a result of Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions.....
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