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Re: Nothing-at-Stake & Long Range Attack on Proof-of-Stake (Consensus Research)
by
spartacusrex
on 25/02/2015, 11:54:05 UTC
Since GENESIS_BLOCK_ID = 2680262203532249785L is hardcoded in Genesis.java, I don't see how the attacker could succeed. All he could do is create a Nxt clone.

Yes I see. Thanks.  In effect, the 'bootstrap number' I've been talking about, is now 'PART OF THE PROTOCOL'. 

Although - if the initial stake holders ever sold their private keys once those accounts were empty, or lost / hacked / QC cracked, then maybe you could cause a little heart ache..