Stale Block
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Blocks which were successfully mined but which aren’t included on the current best block chain, likely because some other block at the same height had its chain extended first.
A block that has already been solved. Usually a term more popular among the techie side of crypto enthusiasts, it simply refers to a block that can no longer reward miners.
