Attack justification scenarios...why attack feathercoin?
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I’m starting this thread to collect the possible reasons for such coordinated attacks on ftc. The ongoing thread as of July 19, 2013 is [url=http://forum.feathercoin.com/index.php?topic=2847.0]http://forum.feathercoin.com/index.php?topic=2847.0[/url]
if we can find the attackers reasons for going after ftc then we can nullify their end game. aka thwart their plans…
I don’t believe this are sh*ts and giggles attacks.
Could this be someone’s practice for bitcoin as a whole? Someone looking to cause a price dump? Someone with an alternate crypto that wants to displace us after ltc?
Please give insightful review so we can develop counters…
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[quote name=“wrapper0feather” post=“22471” timestamp=“1374393467”]
They now look like they are trying to steal the FTC, cover their tracks and trade them later. As I think they are inserting odd blocks.
[/quote]Attacking FTC will not help currency succeed in the long run so this plan would not be beneficial to the attacker, unless it is a one off event that can be recovered from. There is no point stealing something if the act of stealing makes the property worthless.
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This chart I’ve compiled shows the attack was widespread, on a number of coins, probably via pools? The side attacks (on FTC) were probably just a smokescreen.
The increase in “coin Days pre-mined” on 19th is due to an increase injected blocks above the specification.
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[quote name=“jeremiel” post=“22238” timestamp=“1374247046”]
I’m starting this thread to collect the possible reasons for such coordinated attacks on ftc.
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[*]“Feathercoin to the moon!”
[*]“Any coin other than Bitcoin is a scam coin.”
[*]Butthurt
[*]Profit
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