Naumenko’s presentation on Erlay at ACM was a rare example of Bitcoin research being discussed at a conference not specifically related to blockchain tech.
The software firm DataLight has predicted that Bitcoin will become the world’s top payment system within the next decade if it maintains its current growth rate.
The companies behind the hardware wallets claim not to have been given an opportunity to fix the vulnerabilities via responsible disclosure practices prior to the announcement.
Researchers Cyril Grunspan and Ricardo Pérez-Marco claim that by broadcasting the presence of orphan blocks, selfish mining can become a thing of the past.
