I like the concept except that it only works if every node connected to the
miner enforces the rule (if it works). Once any one of the nodes forwards
the block, other nodes see it coming from a node that can pass the
challenge.
I don't think any solution based on node queries will succeed,
We just implemented our own mining tool, soup-to-nuts, and I would say that
the likely motivation for what I presume are botnet owners is just economic.
It's a lot more work to make sure your merkleing and keeping up-to-date are
happening than it is to just get an 80 byte header from a central
For what it is worth, I question whether this is a problem. Or, I
guess I question whether the best solution to it isn't for people to
start including more transaction fees. In fact, I'm not entirely sure
that this problem doesn't actually *encourage* people to that
solution, which would be very
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