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Alex Thorn Flags Bitcoin (BTC) Block Timestamped 3 Minutes Before Its Parent

COINOTAG·November 8, 2026·1 min read
Alex Thorn Flags Bitcoin (BTC) Block Timestamped 3 Minutes Before Its Parent

On November 7, Bitcoin miners produced a block with a timestamp three minutes before its parent block, an apparent break in chronology on the ledger. The incident caused a brief scare on the network, raising questions about block timestamp validity. No further details were provided, but the event highlights the importance of timestamp consistency in blockchain consensus.

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