Luke Dashjr [ARCHIVE] on Nostr: 📅 Original date posted:2014-06-03 📝 Original message:On Tuesday, June 03, 2014 ...
📅 Original date posted:2014-06-03
📝 Original message:On Tuesday, June 03, 2014 4:29:55 AM xor wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I thought a lot about the worst case scenario of SHA256d being broken in a
> way which could be abused to
> A) reduce the work of mining a block by some significant amount
> B) reduce the work of mining a block to zero, i.e. allow instant mining.
C) fabricate past blocks entirely.
If SHA256d is broken, Bitcoin as it is fails entirely.
Luke
📝 Original message:On Tuesday, June 03, 2014 4:29:55 AM xor wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I thought a lot about the worst case scenario of SHA256d being broken in a
> way which could be abused to
> A) reduce the work of mining a block by some significant amount
> B) reduce the work of mining a block to zero, i.e. allow instant mining.
C) fabricate past blocks entirely.
If SHA256d is broken, Bitcoin as it is fails entirely.
Luke