Defending The Undefendable: The Censoring Miner

Michael Matulef argues that Bitcoin miners who censor transactions, like Walter Block's controversial figures in Defending the Undefendable, should be defended as property-rights-respecting market actors. He argues that the Ocean mining pool's decision to filter inscription transactions from its block templates, which drew backlash in the Bitcoin community, reflects free market coordination. He contends that forcing block template creators to include transactions would violate their property rights and create a vulnerability for state exploitation of the network.