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About the network partition: it only takes one state update between partitions to break the attack. The most Bitcoin network reorganizations seen by Blockchain
by danuker 5y ago
About the network partition: it only takes one state update between partitions to break the attack.
The most Bitcoin network reorganizations seen by Blockchain.com in one day was 7:
https://www.blockchain.com/charts/n-orphaned-blocks https://www.blockchain.com/charts/n-orphaned-blocks
- tromp 5y agoBitcoin doesn't partition easily, thanks to a dedicated satellite network [1]. [1] https://blockstream.com/satellite/ https://blockstream.com/satellite/
- CyberDildonics 5y agoHow does this matter at all, since everyone is already connected to the internet?
- danuker 5y agoThe collection of arguments that make up OP's article includes the consequences of a network partition - replacement of one of the parallel histories when the partitions rejoin. Yes, the consequences are bad, but the risk is very low. Though not negligible, when facing powerful enemies like ISPs or nation states, you need to be aware of it.
- CyberDildonics 5y agoThis person was talking about satellites that have nothing to do with mining. Someone who has their internet go down isn't creating an alternate history that splits them off. They stop getting updates, then start getting updates again. These satellites are also nonsense because they are just renting time on them to broadcast. If there is no actual internet connection, you can't make transactions in the first place.