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by oleganza 4604 days ago
v0.7 miners got those rewards, not v0.8 ones.
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nwh 4604 days ago
v0.8 miners were paid back for the lost funds from a private fund, leftover from the original Bitcoin Faucet.
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oleganza 4604 days ago
Yes, but this was not planned ahead. Miners did abandon their rewards even being on a longer chain just to maintain trust in the system. They did not know if they will ever get their money recovered.
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