On 3/15/2017 5:25 PM, b...@cock.lu wrote: > compact fraud proofs in Bitcoin aren't possible > In the white paper SPV clients have the same security as fully > validating nodes
In addition to not existing, if compact fraud proofs did exist, trying to ensure they are seen by SPV clients has the same problems as BIP37. > in the implementation of BIP37 they have absolutely no security except > the vague hope that they are not being lied to, and that the chain > with the most work they are seeing is actually valid, both are very > weak assumptions. Since real money is involved, the near total absence of documented fraud along these lines belies the strong language. > During the validationless mining failure around the BIP66 activation > miners produced 6 invalid blocks in a chain, and many more invalid > blocks in isolated bursts for a period lasting several months. Due to > the instability of the network you are completely unreasonable to > accept anything except multiple confirmations This affected all users, not just SPV. _______________________________________________ bitcoin-dev mailing list bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev
