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Thank you for your response, that does make sense. It's going to be
interesting to follow what is going to happen!
2015-05-14 3:41 GMT+12:00 Gavin Andresen <gavinandresen@gmail.com>:
> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 7:48 PM, Adam Back <adam@cypherspace.org> wrote:
>
>> I think its fair to say no one knows how to make a consensus that
>> works in a decentralised fashion that doesnt weaken the bitcoin
>> security model without proof-of-work for now.
>>
>
> Yes.
>
>
>> I am presuming Gavin is just saying in the context of not pre-judging
>> the future that maybe in the far future another innovation might be
>> found (or alternatively maybe its not mathematically possible).
>>
>
> Yes... or an alternative might be found that weakens the Bitcoin security
> model by a small enough amount that it either doesn't matter or the
> weakening is vastly overwhelmed by some other benefit.
>
> I'm influenced by the way the Internet works; packets addressed to
> 74.125.226.67 reliably get to Google through a very decentralized system
> that I'll freely admit I don't understand. Yes, a determined attacker can
> re-route packets, but layers of security on top means re-routing packets
> isn't enough to pull off profitable attacks.
>
> I think Bitcoin's proof-of-work might evolve in a similar way. Yes, you
> might be able to 51% attack the POW, but layers of security on top of POW
> will mean that won't be enough to pull off profitable attacks.
>
>
> --
> --
> Gavin Andresen
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:verdana,=
sans-serif">Thank you for your response, that does make sense. It's goi=
ng to be interesting to follow what is going to happen!</div></div><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2015-05-14 3:41 GMT+12:00=
Gavin Andresen <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:gavinandresen@gmail=
.com" target=3D"_blank">gavinandresen@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockqu=
ote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc s=
olid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote"><span class=3D"">On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 7:48 PM, Adam B=
ack <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:adam@cypherspace.org" target=3D=
"_blank">adam@cypherspace.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D=
"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;borde=
r-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">I t=
hink its fair to say no one knows how to make a consensus that<br>
works in a decentralised fashion that doesnt weaken the bitcoin<br>
security model without proof-of-work for now.<br></blockquote><div><br></di=
v></span><div>Yes.</div><span class=3D""><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;bo=
rder-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">=
I am presuming Gavin is just saying in the context of not pre-judging<br>
the future that maybe in the far future another innovation might be<br>
found (or alternatively maybe its not mathematically possible).<br></blockq=
uote><div><br></div></span><div>Yes... or an alternative might be found tha=
t weakens the Bitcoin security model by a small enough amount that it eithe=
r doesn't matter or the weakening is vastly overwhelmed by some other b=
enefit.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm influenced by the way the Internet=
works; packets addressed to 74.125.226.67 reliably get to Google through a=
very decentralized system that I'll freely admit I don't understan=
d. Yes, a determined attacker can re-route packets, but layers of security =
on top means re-routing packets isn't enough to pull off profitable att=
acks.</div><div><br></div><div>I think Bitcoin's proof-of-work might ev=
olve in a similar way. Yes, you might be able to 51% attack the POW, but la=
yers of security on top of POW will mean that won't be enough to pull o=
ff profitable attacks.</div></div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#88=
8888"><div><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div>--<br>Gavin Andresen<br></d=
iv><div><br></div>
</font></span></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>
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