Re: [ANN] [HVC] Heavycoin - CPU-only, Ultra-secure, Decentralized Voting
Hey guys....
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=167229.msg5690968#msg5690968
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=167229.msg5691235#msg5691235
So this is the end for CPU mining https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=167229.msg5690968#msg5690968
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=167229.msg5691235#msg5691235
, it was just a matter of timeI was laughing from the beginning on about this coin. Taken from their website:
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The problem is that, due to Quarkcoin's simple use of function compositions, if BLAKE512(x) has collisions, then so does BMW512(BLAKE512(x)) and SKEIN512(KECCAK512(... and so on, until we reach Quark(x), which also has collisions. Similarly, if SKEIN-512 or Grøestl-512 have collisions, then so does Quark(x). Simply put, if there's a collision attack or second-preimage attack for BLAKE-512(x), then Quark(x) is cracked.
That's already complete nonsense. The developers are just full of crap. Let's say there is a second-preimage attack for BLAKE-512. So am able to compute an input value X, so that BLAKE-512(X) = Y, where Y matches the difficulty and finds a block. If Keccac runs before Blake, I still need to find a l need to find an input Z, so that Keccak(Z) = X.
Furthermore, they claim:
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Heavycoin takes 64 bits from the output of each of 4 well-known cryptographic hash functions (SHA-256, Keccak-512, Grøestl-512 and BLAKE-512) and interleaves these bits into a combined 256-bit hash that is more resistant against collisions and second-preimage attacks.
LMFAO. These kids have no clue what they are talking about. In fact, the opposite is true. If one hash function is broken, it's possible to freely choose the corresponding 64 bit in the output. Oh guys, just quit this coin. It's pathetic and an insult to anyone capable of adding 1 and 1.