On Tuesday, June 03, 2014 4:29:55 AM xor wrote: > Hi, > > I thought a lot about the worst case scenario of SHA256d being broken in a > way which could be abused to > A) reduce the work of mining a block by some significant amount > B) reduce the work of mining a block to zero, i.e. allow instant mining.
C) fabricate past blocks entirely. If SHA256d is broken, Bitcoin as it is fails entirely. Luke ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
