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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] We need to fix the block withholding attack
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>Another option for how to deal with block withholding attacks: Give the
miner who finds the block a bonus.
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>This must have been proposed before, right? Anyone know of a good analysis
of the game theory math?
Yes, Section 8.D. in Ittay's paper discusses this countermeasure, as well
as a few others:
https://www.cs.cornell.edu/~ie53/publications/btcPoolsSP15.pdf
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d analysis of the game theory math?</div><div><br></div>Yes, Section 8.D. i=
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