From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EFB1CACC for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:58:48 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: delayed 00:09:35 by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail3.heliacal.net (mail3.heliacal.net [91.234.48.203]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A62261A0 for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:58:48 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=heliacal.net; s=t2678542rf; t=1529347752; bh=A/mcT0sOBUELu2iZjidZCnMHZyez/o77So4iwTSBjRY=; h=Subject:To:References:From:Date:In-Reply-To:From; b=yatgch6nOq+Z7QY+FPKLqSnGIGyrpjne/a04P8NfYrFsZjtCjZGSfO8SCXodjChwE 09lFq7PWyRy0Yor7Ap1Pgk/P4ur3VCetEOUFT7W9Tdzdy3tZOuK9pUYa8Cpt53YWR7 JuNnyuCiQsRlSPQN8yJuHlfpJygwdKRsBB9srG6A= To: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org References: From: Laszlo Hanyecz Message-ID: <52ead536-d173-f80b-3ffd-b586a591371f@heliacal.net> Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:49:09 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Language: en-US X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 20:44:00 +0000 Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Miner dilution attack on Bitcoin - is that something plausible? X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:58:49 -0000 On 2018-06-18 18:34, Артём Литвинович via bitcoin-dev wrote: > Suppose a malicious actor were to acquire a majority of hash power, and > proceed to use that hash power to produce valid, but empty blocks. https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin/wiki/Empty-Block-Fallacy