https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1411.7099/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17175912urn:hackerpapers:mention:1411.7099:17175912Tue, 29 May 2018 01:59:00 GMT<p>Selfish/stubborn mining isn&#x27;t applicable here, since the double spender has to fork and withhold all blocks from the point where their honest transaction is included in a block until the victim sends them the goods/exchange withdrawal/whatever, at which point they need to eventually mine a longer chain and reveal. At ~50% hash power and with a victim who waits &lt;10 confirmations you still only have a ~1/2+o(1) probability of mining a longer private chain. The point is if you can maintain the 50% long enough, you can expect to eventually have the longer chain. You can also have &lt;50% hash power…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1411.7099/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CR