ISP's blocking miners?

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The Great Firewall (GFW) and the current climate surrounding cryptocurrency and privacy globally have prompted me to reflect on some important issues. I’ve been pondering whether there have been any documented cases of ISPs blocking cryptocurrency mining in any country. To my knowledge, I haven’t heard of any specific instances of Firo mining being blocked, but I am referring to cryptocurrency mining in general.

In my country, I’ve noticed that certain ports, such as 1194 (OpenVPN), were blocked during specific protests, which raises the question of whether this was merely coincidental.
Cryptos that place privacy first are great but what good are they if in the future if ISPs are forced to block people from mining them due to regulations or tyrants.

Given this context, what strategies can Firo miners employ to circumvent ISP blocking without compromising mining efficiency? Are there any specific implementations or techniques that could be effective?

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In general, anybody can host a mining pool within the country and as long as it can submit blocks to the p2p network it should go through as all you need is to submit it to one node at least. However the block has to be signed by a masternode quorum for it to be finalized otherwise it might be overridden.

As you have noticed, sometimes the GFW ramps up its sensitivity during politically sensitive periods but this is generally untenable for long periods of time.

The techniques and strategies you mention greatly depend on the level of blocking on the ISP and as long as there are some miners who can continue to submit blocks, the network will continue to function.

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I would look at using something like Wireguard if that is possible with mining.

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My last experience of Wireguard was that it was great for a fast connection but it does little to disguise the traffic.