Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint to the Bitcoin protocol

2019-08-03 Thread Kenshiro [] via bitcoin-dev
[] Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint to the Bitcoin protocol I have but one point to make in a brief catch-up read over. With the current protocol the fix to a network split is simple, the longest chain win. But with the moving checkpoint I'm proposing we have a problem if both

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint to the Bitcoin protocol

2019-08-02 Thread LORD HIS EXCELLENCY JAMES HRMH via bitcoin-dev
ech> From: bitcoin-dev-boun...@lists.linuxfoundation.org on behalf of Kenshiro [] via bitcoin-dev Sent: Friday, 2 August 2019 11:08 PM To: Ethan Heilman ; Bitcoin Dev Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint to the Bitcoin protocol Hi all, Very good points. I did some clarific

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint to the Bitcoin protocol

2019-08-02 Thread Kenshiro [] via bitcoin-dev
Heilman Sent: Friday, August 2, 2019 14:19 To: Kenshiro [] ; Bitcoin Dev Cc: Alistair Mann Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint to the Bitcoin protocol Attack 1: I partition (i.e. eclipse) a bunch of nodes from the network this partition contains no mining power . I then mine

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint to the Bitcoin protocol

2019-08-02 Thread Ethan Heilman via bitcoin-dev
> Regards, > > > -- > *From:* Alistair Mann > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 31, 2019 15:59 > *To:* Kenshiro [] ; Bitcoin Protocol Discussion < > bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> > *Subject:* Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpo

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint to the Bitcoin protocol

2019-08-01 Thread Kenshiro [] via bitcoin-dev
he longest chain in a few days. But maybe I'm missing something here, I'm still learning. Regards, From: Alistair Mann Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2019 1:28 To: Kenshiro [] Cc: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint to t

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint to the Bitcoin protocol

2019-07-31 Thread Alistair Mann via bitcoin-dev
On Wednesday 31 Jul 2019 14:53:25 Kenshiro [] wrote: >> How would a (potentially, state-sponsored) netsplit lasting longer than >> N be handled? > > It would be detected by the community much before reaching the reorg limit > of N blocks (it's 24 hours) so nodes could stop until the netsplit is >

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint to the Bitcoin protocol

2019-07-31 Thread Kenshiro [] via bitcoin-dev
P.S.: To be clearer, in this example I set an N value of 144 blocks, which is approximately 24 hours. From: Kenshiro [] Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 16:40 To: Alistair Mann ; Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint to the Bitcoin protocol

2019-07-31 Thread Kenshiro [] via bitcoin-dev
Kenshiro [] ; Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint to the Bitcoin protocol On Wednesday 31 Jul 2019 12:28:58 Kenshiro [] via bitcoin-dev wrote: > I would like to propose that a "moving checkpoint" is added to the Bitcoin > protocol. It's a

Re: [bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint to the Bitcoin protocol

2019-07-31 Thread Alistair Mann via bitcoin-dev
On Wednesday 31 Jul 2019 12:28:58 Kenshiro [] via bitcoin-dev wrote: > I would like to propose that a "moving checkpoint" is added to the Bitcoin > protocol. It's a very simple rule already implemented in NXT coin: > > - A node will ignore any new block under nodeBlockHeight - N, so the >

[bitcoin-dev] Add a moving checkpoint to the Bitcoin protocol

2019-07-31 Thread Kenshiro [] via bitcoin-dev
Hi all, I would like to propose that a "moving checkpoint" is added to the Bitcoin protocol. It's a very simple rule already implemented in NXT coin: - A node will ignore any new block under nodeBlockHeight - N, so the blockchain becomes truly immutable after N blocks, even during a 51% attack