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One solution for this already exists: P2Pool. From the wiki page, "P2Pool is a decentralized Bitcoin mining pool that works by creating a peer-to-peer network o
by humbledrone 13y ago
One solution for this already exists: P2Pool. From the wiki page, "P2Pool is a decentralized Bitcoin mining pool that works by creating a peer-to-peer network of miner nodes." The key thing is that since it's p2p, there's no owner of the network who can use it to perform a 51% attack.
P2Pool is not perfect, but it works and it shows that decentralized pools mining are possible. With some improvement, it (or something like it) could be a replacement for all centralized mining pools.
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/P2Pool https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/P2Pool
- nullc 13y agoHere is what happens when you _mention_ P2Pool in Bitcoin forums: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=325737.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=325737.0 Note that the subject of the post isn't p2pool but the responses are pages of anti-p2pool FUD.
- pikachu_is_cool 13y agoDid you even click on the link?
- sktrdie 13y agoYou obviously haven't clicked on the link. P2Pool requires too many resources (a full-node). Whereas most of current mining, ran by trusted third-party pools, can even be done off of a raspberry pi, which requires much less resources.
- verroq 13y agoYou can just connect to a P2Pool node you know. You don't need to set up your own. Check out http://whatisp2pool.com http://whatisp2pool.com if you still want to learn more.
- shawabawa3 13y agoIsn't that again just recentralizing? The P2Pool nodes could be malicious
- verroq 13y agoWell that's what the share chain is for. Again, if you don't trust the nodes you can run your own.
- foley 13y agoI used to run a full-node on a Raspberry Pi, has the transaction volume made this unfeasible?
- nwh 13y agoVery. You'd be looking at months to sync, if it managed to at all.
- samstave 13y agoIs this "Seti@Home" for bitcoin mining?