https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1605.07524/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14596705urn:hackerpapers:mention:1605.07524:14596705Tue, 20 Jun 2017 17:40:34 GMT<p>Some suggested reading on the subject. I wrote a paper &quot;Eclipse Attacks on Bitcoin’s Peer-to-Peer Network&quot; [0] about maliciously partitioning the Bitcoin network. Much of the paper focuses on how to partition the network, but Section 1.1 Implications of eclipse attacks should give a good sense for how Bitcoin&#x27;s security properties depend on the network not being partitioned. &quot;Hijacking Bitcoin: Routing Attacks on Cryptocurrencies&quot; [1] also discusses network partitions and Bitcoin. As with Eclipse Attacks it focuses on both the how and the effects. Interestingly blockchains built on Algorand…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1605.07524/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.NIhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11805004urn:hackerpapers:submission:1605.07524:11805004Tue, 31 May 2016 06:26:45 GMT<p>Hijacking Bitcoin: Large-Scale Network Attacks on Cryptocurrencies</p><p></p><p>4 points; 0 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1605.07524/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.NI