Good news for #Bitcoin: new analysis by @ittayeyal shows that the Miner's Dilemma is likely to limit pool size:http://hackingdistributed.com/2014/12/03/the-miners-dilemma/ …
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@el33th4xor@ittayeyal Problem is big pools have good defences against withholding like requiring ID from miners that small pools don't.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @peterktodd
@petertoddbtc@el33th4xor Good point, but anonymity is not necessary for hiding block withholding.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ittayeyal
@ittayeyal@el33th4xor BTW I checked and Gregory Maxwell and I had discussed this attack before, and decided it'd lead to bigger pools.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @peterktodd
@petertoddbtc@el33th4xor Please send pointer for citation.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ittayeyal
@ittayeyal@el33th4xor It was private OTR chat; we didn't bother doing the math, just assumed it was at least a no cost attack.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @peterktodd
@petertoddbtc@el33th4xor@petertoddbtc [14] Alice and Bob. Second-hand private conversation over a deniable channel.1 reply 1 retweet 7 likes
@socrates1024 @petertoddbtc @el33th4xo A zero-knowledge proof without the proof.
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