Ok could this be a solution -
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I’m no network expert - but my friend is in network security - so I’m going to ask him also
I’m thinking in terms of LTC and Novacoin future , hopefully FTC survives this but :
1. Can the client have any way of determining if a single miner is on which pool?
If so…
2. Why not limit all pools to say 77M#
3. Consider any pool above 77M# as hostile.
You might say that then the attacker will just split his # power into many pools - but so what , if the client has a way to bulk detect a pool then that’s not a problem.
As an attack begins , just turn off the pools that are initiating it ?
Plus - the information of the community will pretty quickly determine what pool is suspect or legit -
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Nope. Any solution that involves making some coins more accepted than others would spiral into massive complicated disputes or worse censorship of different groups.
We need solutions that address what we want to do, not what we are afraid of. The 51% attack can be tamed even quarantined.
