The world's largest mining pool, Foundry Digital, has returned 8 bitcoins to a user who mistakenly paid for a transaction fee while processing a block mined on December 19.
The mining pool representatives notified that they had contacted the client who confirmed the error in the transfer. The commission was returned in bitcoins after a thorough check.
In addition, the company emphasized that the return of 8 bitcoins did not in any way affect payments to other users, since daily calculations exclude blocks with excessively high fees.
Recall that the mining pool Foundry has a hashrate of about 280 EH/s, which allows it to take first place among all mining pools. This figure is almost twice as high as its closest competitor Antpool. The company serves institutions located in North America, where it is strengthening its regional dominance.
Foundry Digital emphasized to users that each similar case will be assessed individually to avoid fraud. The fact that bitcoins were returned to one of the users is proof that the company wants to maintain trust among customers and cares about its reputation, the mining pool representative emphasized.