MINER - IRREVERSIBLE - BITCOIN - DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE (DDOS) -

rstracer (48)in #bitcoin • 6 years ago


MINER	bitcoin is the first decentralised, open source cryptocurrency that runs on a global peer to peer network, without the need for middlemen and a centralised issuer. strictly, bitcoin with a capital “b” refers to the protocol & the network, whilst bitcoin with a lowercase “b” is the currency. bitcoin can refer to the protocol, network or the unit of currency. ^{Source + Source}
IRREVERSIBLE	often this comes with a severe attack on the network, creating an army of ‘zombie’ computers who simultaneously flood a targeted website or network with requests. can cause a sustained downtime on said network or even make them crash completely. a very dangerous threat for cryptocurrency users. ^{Source + Source}
BITCOIN	a cryptocurrency needs some kind of mechanism to prevent one ruling party from abusing it. a miner has the right to add a so-called coinbase transaction that gives him a specific number of bitcoins. a miner can build a block and add it to the blockchain. ^{Source + Source}
DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE (DDOS)	there is no safety net for that situation. after confirmation, a transaction is unable to be reversed by nobody. ^{Source + Source}


MINER	a cryptocurrency needs some kind of mechanism to prevent one ruling party from abusing it. a miner has the right to add a so-called coinbase transaction that gives him a specific number of bitcoins. a miner can build a block and add it to the blockchain. ^{Source + Source}
IRREVERSIBLE	there is no safety net for that situation. after confirmation, a transaction is unable to be reversed by nobody. ^{Source + Source}
BITCOIN	bitcoin is the first decentralised, open source cryptocurrency that runs on a global peer to peer network, without the need for middlemen and a centralised issuer. strictly, bitcoin with a capital “b” refers to the protocol & the network, whilst bitcoin with a lowercase “b” is the currency. bitcoin can refer to the protocol, network or the unit of currency. ^{Source + Source}
DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE (DDOS)	often this comes with a severe attack on the network, creating an army of ‘zombie’ computers who simultaneously flood a targeted website or network with requests. can cause a sustained downtime on said network or even make them crash completely. a very dangerous threat for cryptocurrency users. ^{Source + Source}

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