Re: [Bitcoin-development] Meta suggestions for this block size debate
I second this, I don't have time to read the large number of emails generated every day from the block size debate. A summary of the various positions and arguments would be extremely helpful. On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 11:02 PM, gabe appleton gapplet...@gmail.com wrote: Also, can we try to get a wiki page for the debate? That way we could condense the information as much as possible. I'll be willing to assist if the page gets approval. On Jun 1, 2015 6:41 PM, Mats Henricson m...@henricson.se wrote: Hi! My fingers have been itching many times now, this debate drives me nuts. I just wish all posters could follow two simple principles: 1. Read up. Yes. All of what has been written. Yes, it will take many hours. But if you're rehashing what other smarter people have said over and over before, you're wasting hundreds of peoples time. Please don't. 2. Be helpful. Suggest alternatives. Just cristizising is just destructive. If you want no change, then say so. Mats -- ___ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development -- ___ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development -- ___ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
[Bitcoin-development] Research on partitioning Bitcoind nodes: Eclipse Attacks on Bitcoin’s Peer-to-Peer Network
Hi All, There has been much discussion lately on the dev list about misbehaving peers and attacks on the P2P network. We'd like to share our research on partitioning Bitcoind nodes from the rest of the network. Eclipse Attacks on Bitcoin’s Peer-to-Peer Network Abstract: We present eclipse attacks on bitcoin's peer-to-peer network. Our attack allows an adversary controlling a sufficient number of IP addresses to monopolize all connections to and from a victim bitcoin node. The attacker can then exploit the victim for attacks on bitcoin's mining and consensus system, including N-confirmation double spending, selfish mining, and adversarial forks in the blockchain. We take a detailed look at bitcoin’s peer-to-peer network, and quantify the resources involved in our attack via probabilistic analysis, Monte Carlo simulations, measurements and experiments with live bitcoin nodes. Finally, we present countermeasures, inspired by botnet architectures, that are designed to raise the bar for eclipse attacks while preserving the openness and decentralization of bitcoin’s current network architecture. Full paper available here: http://cs-people.bu.edu/heilman/eclipse/ Thanks, Ethan -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
[Bitcoin-development] P2P tests: peers.dat's requested
Hi All, I am currently running some tests on the peering system in Bitcoind for a research paper. We hope to develop improvements which we can share with the community. A wide diversity of real peers.dat files would be very helpful. If you are willing, please email me your peers.dat. Thanks, -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/___ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
