https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1111.2626/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37746979urn:hackerpapers:mention:1111.2626:37746979Tue, 03 Oct 2023 01:51:41 GMT<p>Sybil attacks [1] came out about a decade before the Red Balloons paper [2] or the DARPA Challenge itself [3]. It is proven in [1] that CA is necessary for a Sybil-proof system, which made people to talk about Sybil resistance eg [4] - all before Bitcoin or the DARPA challenge. Unless I’m categorically missing something, Claims like network centralization is much less likely in a Sybil-proof system, is just plain wrong and confusing, to say the least, if discussed “formally” and “mathematically”. [1] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/the-syb... [2]…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1111.2626/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.GT