Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP CPRKV: Check private key verify

On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 5:02 AM, wrote: > Seems it could be done without any new opcode: > The assumption was that the altcoin would only accept standard output scripts. Alice's payment in step 2 pays to a non-standard script. This is an improvement over the cut and choose, but

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Clearing up some misconceptions about full nodes

On Thu, February 11, 2016 8:15 am, Chris Belcher via bitcoin-dev wrote: > I've been asked to post this to this mailing list too. It's time to > clear up some misconceptions floating around about full nodes. > > === Myth: There are only about 5500 full nodes worldwide === > > This number comes

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Soft fork fix for block withholding attacks

If clients were designed to warn their users when a soft fork happens, then it could be done reasonably safely. The reference client does this (or is it just for high POW softforks?), but many SPV clients don't. If there was a delay between version number changing and the rule activation, at

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Clearing up some misconceptions about full nodes

"With a very powerful "Desktop" machine bitcoin-qt dominates CPU/GPU resources." That doesn't match my experience. System responsiveness / user experience can suffer when running bitcoin-qt on a spinning hard disk. Disk I/O load will cause the whole system to grind and severely disrupt the user