Spark Mining Pool: Temporarily freezing 2100 ETH transaction fees is to avoid unnecessary legal disputes

Yesterday (February 19), Ethereum transactions had multiple high gas fee transactions. It is understood that the block with the highest transaction fee of 2100 ETH was packaged by Spark Mining Pool. The market generally believes that the 5 high transaction fee transactions were caused by operational errors, which triggered a market discussion on whether the transaction fee should be refunded.

Since it was discovered that the blocks were packaged by Spark Pool, Spark Pool has been pushed to the forefront of public opinion. Some people believe that "the cryptocurrency circle can only develop with benevolence and justice", and Spark Pool has an obligation to consider the good development of the market and respond accordingly.

On the afternoon of the 20th, after careful consideration, Spark Mining Pool issued an announcement stating that

Spark Mining Pool recently packaged a transaction with a transaction fee of 2100 ETH. This is an abnormal event that triggered the emergency mechanism within our program. We have temporarily frozen the fee and are waiting for the sender to contact the mining pool to discuss a solution. If the sender does not contact or give up communication for a long time, Spark will distribute the fee to the miners.

The announcement received a warm response and sparked discussion on social media.

On the one hand, miners believe that the ability to mine this block is the result of the computing power of all miners, which is normal labor income; on the other hand, the mining pool may also feel that it has taken on a "hot potato" and hopes to protect the rights and interests of miners while avoiding unnecessary disputes.

Should this transaction fee be paid directly to miners or are there other considerations?

Spark Mining Pool also responded exclusively to Odaily Planet Daily: "At present, the transaction fee is temporarily frozen and waiting for the sender to contact in order to avoid legal risks and unnecessary disputes. Even if we get in touch with the transferor, we will further explore the compensation plan. If no one contacts us, the handling fee will be distributed to the miners."