Episode 5: Time-Warp Attacks (And Bitcoin Cash’s Difficulty Adjustment Drama)

In this episode of the Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Sjors explains the "time-warp attack" on Bitcon and Aaron explains the unfolding drama with the bcash difficulty adjustment. Helpful Links: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/miners-are-milking-bcashs-difficulty-adjustments-and-why-problem1 https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/why-bcash-mining-shouldnt-affect-bitcoin-much-bitcoin-mining-could-ruin-bcash https://read.cash/@jtoomim/dark-secrets-of-the-grasberg-daa-a9239fb6 https://blog.bitcoinabc.org/2020/07/23/announcing-the-grasberg-daa/ https://github.com/TheBlueMatt/bips/blob/cleanup-softfork/bip-XXXX.mediawiki Support the Show! Follow Bitcoin Magazine on Twitter @BitcoinMagazine Follow Aaron van Wirdum @AaronvanW Follow Sjors Provoost @provoost Music: Song Title: Segwit Sounds By: The NakamoTones Album: Citadel Music Produced by: Bitcoin Audio