Article 2FPD4 Hold 'em, don't fold 'em: how to bite Bitcoin pools

Hold 'em, don't fold 'em: how to bite Bitcoin pools

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Story ImageBoffins demo withholding attack that could work on one ASIC and make an Evil Geniusa rich

Bitcoin's reward mechanism is based on publishing a solution to the block chain. What if an Evil Geniusa reversed this, and rewarded miners for withholding their solutions?"

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