🔖 Title: Double spend detection to speed up transaction trust
🏷️ Categories: Bitcoin-development
👥 Authors:
• Andrew Schaaf ( Andrew Schaaf [ARCHIVE] (npub15w0…frea) )
• Mike Hearn ( Mike Hearn [ARCHIVE] (npub17ty…qgyd) )
• Andy Parkins ( Andy Parkins [ARCHIVE] (npub1nxl…wjrv) )
• Gregory Maxwell ( Gregory Maxwell [ARCHIVE] (npub1f2n…rwet) )
• Matt Corallo ( Matt Corallo [ARCHIVE] (npub1e46…xmcu) )
• Gavin Andresen ( Gavin Andresen [ARCHIVE] (npub1s4l…44kw) )
• Stefan Thomas ( Stefan Thomas [ARCHIVE] (npub1f8c…p20e) )
🗒️ Conversation Summary: The discussion revolves around preventing double-spending in Bitcoin transactions. One proposal suggests adding a new message type to the inventory list, but some argue it could increase network traffic and add unnecessary complexity. Other suggestions include monitoring the network for conflicting transactions and experimenting with algorithms for detecting well-behaved and ill-behaved nodes. The number of connections in a network needs careful consideration to avoid filling connection slots or creating isolated islands. The IGD protocol, which allows for UPnP support on routers, is not widely deployed and often disabled due to security concerns.
📅 Messages Date Range: 2011-08-04 to 2011-08-05
✉️ Message Count: 23
📚 Total Characters in Messages: 58794