An answer might be to use bitcoin multisig transactions () so that OnionTip AND the relay is necessary to finalize the transaction. -J
On 08/10/2014 04:48 PM, Tom van der Woerdt wrote: > Tim Semeijn schreef op 10/08/14 17:33: >> On 8/10/14, 4:32 PM, b...@unseen.is wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> apparently this hasn't been discussed here yet. About a month ago, >>> Donncha O'Cearbhaill build https://oniontip.com/ during the Dublin >>> Bitcoin Hackathon. It is a webapp which automatically extracts all >>> Bitcoin addresses set in the ContactInfo variable of the torrc and >>> distributes Bitcoin donations based on the consensus weight. >>> >>> There are already 100+ relays listed which represent around 5% of >>> the total consensus weight. In just a few weeks they distributed >>> around 125 US$. >>> >>> There are many other theoretical ways to provide compensation to >>> tor relay operators (see >>> https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-incentives-research-roundup-goldstar-par-braids-lira-tears-and-torcoin) >>> >>> >>> >> but I really like this very simple and practical approach. >>> >>> Thoughts? _______________________________________________ >>> tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org >>> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays >>> >> >> I myself added a bitcoin address to the ContactInfo variable of my >> nodes when I saw a tweet about this initiative. It is a nice way to >> offer a way to donate to multiple node running volunteers instead of >> donating to a specific person or organization. >> >> My nodes take up 20% of the current donations based on consensus so it >> would be nice if more relay operators take part in this project to >> make it resemble the current Tor network better. > > I really like this and I've added an address to my exits (4.2% of total > exit consensus). However, for this to really kick off I'd recommend > adding visibility on how many donations were received and how it was > distributed across relays. There should be safeguards to prevent > oniontip.com from taking a part of the money, etc. > > Tom > > > > _______________________________________________ > tor-relays mailing list > tor-relays@lists.torproject.org > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays > _______________________________________________ tor-relays mailing list tor-relays@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-relays