Anti-spam and limits
The anti-spam proof is not valid
bad_pow
The submitted proof-of-work challenge was missing or malformed.
HTTP 400·Anti-spam and limits
What it means
What happened
The submitted proof-of-work challenge was missing or malformed.
Why
Why it might have happened
- A command-line tool or app may have sent the wrong proof fields.
- The proof may have been copied incorrectly.
Next steps
What you can try
- Start a fresh challenge in the app or tool.
- Do not edit proof values by hand.
- Use the website if you are not sure how the proof was created.
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