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Addressing the possibility of profitable fee manipulation attacks

Addressing the possibility of profitable fee manipulation attacks

Original Postby alicexbt

Posted on: December 18, 2023 06:26 UTC

The current state of Bitcoin indicates that the system operates as anticipated, with no evident signs of manipulation in the competition for block space.

This may suggest that the network is experiencing unprecedented levels of demand for block space. Furthermore, it's important to recognize that methods attempting to identify individuals based on transaction fee rates and timing are generally unreliable. Various platforms, such as unisat, facilitate the deployment and creation of BRC20 tokens tailored to specific regions and communities. As a result, when these services broadcast transactions on the Bitcoin network, they might mistakenly be perceived as activity from a single user.

Regarding the UTXO set and Initial Block Download (IBD), there seems to be no significant impact on systems equipped with ample RAM; however, comprehensive benchmarking studies comparing IBD performance pre and post-inscriptions with reduced dbcache have yet to be conducted. Additionally, it's worth noting that the number of full nodes participating in the network has seen an increase over the past year, which is a positive indicator of the network's health and resilience.

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