Author: Robert Backhaus 2013-04-09 11:34:33
Published on: 2013-04-09T11:34:33+00:00
The discussion on the Bitcoin-development mailing list centered on the issue of invalid addresses being used to exploit the system. The problem arises when an invalid address is framed as a valid one, and miners have no way of knowing it's not legitimate. This is not a new issue, as the blockchain already contains various forms of ASCII rubbish from the beginning. Suggestions were made to mitigate this issue by implementing a blacklist and Bloom filtering, but concerns were raised about the effectiveness of these solutions. In addition, the issue of law enforcement forensic tools being able to extract illegal content from the blockchain was also discussed.
Updated on: 2023-06-06T14:46:04.814483+00:00