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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] We need to fix the block withholding attack
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Initial reactions aren't always accurate, people's views change, and
science has its insurmountable way of convincing people. Gavin [1]
and others [2] now cite selfish mining as a concern in the block size
debate, and more importantly, the paper has been peer-reviewed,
cited, and even built-upon [3].

Let's elevate the discussion, shall we?

[1] Here's Gavin concerned about selfish mining:
http://gavinandresen.ninja/are-bigger-blocks-better-for-bigger-miners

[2] Here's Adam:
http://bitcoin-development.narkive.com/mvI8Wpjp/dynamic-limit-to-the-block-size-bip-draft-discussion

[3] This is a very nice extension of our work:
Ayelet Sapirshtein, Yonatan Sompolinsky, Aviv Zohar:
http://arxiv.org/abs/1507.06183

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ion, shall we?</div><div><br></div><div>[1] Here&#39;s Gavin concerned abou=
t selfish mining:=C2=A0</div><div><a href=3D"http://gavinandresen.ninja/are=
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ger-blocks-better-for-bigger-miners</a></div><div><br></div><div>[2] Here&#=
39;s Adam:=C2=A0</div><div><a href=3D"http://bitcoin-development.narkive.co=
m/mvI8Wpjp/dynamic-limit-to-the-block-size-bip-draft-discussion">http://bit=
coin-development.narkive.com/mvI8Wpjp/dynamic-limit-to-the-block-size-bip-d=
raft-discussion</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>[3] This is a very nice ex=
tension of our work:</div><div>Ayelet Sapirshtein, Yonatan Sompolinsky, Avi=
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.org/abs/1507.06183</a><br></div><div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">=
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