Maybe try to read my comment again. Censoring blocks don't get orphaned.
MARA's blocks were valid (just included fewer txs/fees).
They allegedly abandoned the experiment within weeks amid industry backlash and to align with Bitcoin Core 0.21.1/Taproot signaling, saying they would validate like everyone else (no censorship).
Orphan/stale events happen for timing races, not because a miner filters tx by policy if the block is otherwise valid.
So again, none of MARA's OFAC-compliant blocks were orphaned.
BitMEX Research noted one of the OFAC-compliant blocks contained ~0.0033 BTC less in fees than a normal maximized template would have, implying foregone revenue — not invalidity.
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I can't find any reference to their blocks being orphaned, so perhaps I'm wrong. In any case, it wasn't effective since they were the only miner doing it. I highly doubt the Chinese miners would do it. Still not sure why it's important since it wasn't effective and isn't happening anymore.