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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: BitPico throwing down against Roger Ver
by
jbreher
on 03/08/2018, 14:03:31 UTC
Sybil attacks
1. can refuse to relay transactions and slow down block propagation to other nodes.

True, but trivial to counteract.

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2. can isolate your node from the network and block you from syncing with the network.

True, but trivial to counteract.

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3. can in some rare cases cause you to run on a temporary fork.

True, but trivial to counteract. As you point out. Though 'trusted' is not really as important is avoiding nefarious peers.