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Subject: [bitcoin-dev] Miner dilution attack on Bitcoin - is that something
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Dilution is a potential attack i randomly came up with in a Twitter
arguement and couldn't find any references to or convincing arguments of it
being implausible.
Suppose a malicious actor were to acquire a majority of hash power, and
proceed to use that hash power to produce valid, but empty blocks.
As far as i understand it, this would effectively reduce the block rate by
half or more and since nodes can't differentiate block relay and block
production there would be nothing they can do to adjust difficulty or black
list the attacker.
At a rough estimate of $52 per TH equipment cost (Antminer pricing) and
12.5 BTC per 10 minutes power cost we are looking at an order of $2 billion
of equipment and $0.4 billion a month of power costs (ignoring block
reward) to maintain an attack - easily within means of even a minor
government-scale actor.
Is that a plausible scenario, or am i chasing a mirage? If it is plausible,
what could be done to mitigate it?
-Artem
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>Dilution is a potential attack i =
randomly came up with in a Twitter arguement and couldn't find any refe=
rences to or convincing arguments of it being implausible.<br><br></div>Sup=
pose a malicious actor were to acquire a majority of hash power, and procee=
d to use that hash power to produce valid, but empty blocks.<br><br></div>A=
s far as i understand it, this would effectively reduce the block rate by h=
alf or more and since nodes can't differentiate block relay and block p=
roduction there would be nothing they can do to adjust difficulty or black =
list the attacker.<br><br></div>At a rough estimate of $52 per TH equipment=
cost (Antminer pricing) and 12.5 BTC per 10 minutes power cost we are look=
ing at an order of $2 billion of equipment and $0.4 billion a month of powe=
r costs (ignoring block reward) to maintain an attack - easily within means=
of even a minor government-scale actor.<br><br></div>Is that a plausible s=
cenario, or am i chasing a mirage? If it is plausible, what could be done t=
o mitigate it?<br><br><br></div>-Artem<br></div>
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