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The Bit Gold proposal, by Nick Szabo, describes a system for the decentralized creation of unforgeable chains of [[proof of work|proofs of work]], with each one being attributed to its discoverer's public key, using timestamps and digital signatures. It is said that these proofs of work would have value because they would be scarce, difficult to produce, and securely stored and transferred. Szabo's theory of the economics of such money is described in the linked article on [http://szabo.best.vwh.net/shell.html the origins of money]. | The Bit Gold proposal, by Nick Szabo, describes a system for the decentralized creation of unforgeable chains of [[proof of work|proofs of work]], with each one being attributed to its discoverer's public key, using timestamps and digital signatures. It is said that these proofs of work would have value because they would be scarce, difficult to produce, and securely stored and transferred. Szabo's theory of the economics of such money is described in the linked article on [http://szabo.best.vwh.net/shell.html the origins of money]. | ||
Transfer with prevention of double-spending, via a Byzantine-resilient peer-to-peer method, is described in another linked article which calls the method [http://szabo.best.vwh.net/securetitle.html secure property titles] and proposes also applying it to other kinds of digital property, such as domain names. | Transfer with prevention of double-spending, via a Byzantine-resilient peer-to-peer method, is described in another linked article which calls the method [http://szabo.best.vwh.net/securetitle.html secure property titles] and proposes also applying it to other kinds of digital property, such as domain names. However, this Byzantine method relies on a ''quorum of network addresses'' rather than a ''quorum of (hash) computing power'', so unlike bitcoin it is vulnerable to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_attack Sybil attacks]. | ||
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Revision as of 19:55, 1 June 2012
The Bit Gold proposal, by Nick Szabo, describes a system for the decentralized creation of unforgeable chains of proofs of work, with each one being attributed to its discoverer's public key, using timestamps and digital signatures. It is said that these proofs of work would have value because they would be scarce, difficult to produce, and securely stored and transferred. Szabo's theory of the economics of such money is described in the linked article on the origins of money.
Transfer with prevention of double-spending, via a Byzantine-resilient peer-to-peer method, is described in another linked article which calls the method secure property titles and proposes also applying it to other kinds of digital property, such as domain names. However, this Byzantine method relies on a quorum of network addresses rather than a quorum of (hash) computing power, so unlike bitcoin it is vulnerable to Sybil attacks.