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Board Development & Technical Discussion
Re: [EDIT] A more 'difficult' algorithm for POW based on area?
by
btchris
on 22/10/2014, 19:04:51 UTC
I have edited the OP to take advantage of your feedback on this king of attack
1-6 comfirmation attacks are always possible under normal conditions although you have to be extremely lucky.

What is the issue I try to make more difficult is the possibility of long chains replacing the current

There's nothing magical about the number 6, as I'm sure you're aware. 7-confirmation reorgs or attacks could happen, they're just less likely than 6 (and more likely than 8 ).

I don't think your idea is bad per-se, I just don't think that the advantages it confers outweigh the new vulnerabilities it introduces, but that's just my opinion.