On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 2:47 AM, James Hilliard via bitcoin-dev
wrote:
> I think something that anyone who isn't validating should be aware of is
> that cgminer(which powers the vast majority of the current mining network)
> doesn't allow for a pool to revert to mining on the previous block due to
I think something that anyone who isn't validating should be aware of is
that cgminer(which powers the vast majority of the current mining network)
doesn't allow for a pool to revert to mining on the previous block due to
the way chain tracking is implemented.
https://github.com/ckolivas/cgminer/b
On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 10:43 PM, Rusty Russell wrote:
>> I agree with Jannes Faber, behavior with respect to SPV clients should be
>> to only tell them about fully validated headers.
>
> A delicate balance. If we penalize these blocks too much, it's
> disincentive to set the bit. Fortunately it'
Gavin Andresen via bitcoin-dev
writes:
> Overall, good idea.
>
> Is there a write-up somewhere describing in detail the 'accidental selfish
> mining' problem that this mitigates? I think a link in the BIP to a fuller
> description of the problem and how validation-skipping makes it go away
> would