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Other => Random Discussion => Topic started by: Empirical1.2 on September 13, 2015, 03:18:10 pm

Title: BTS voting attack possible?
Post by: Empirical1.2 on September 13, 2015, 03:18:10 pm

When you deposit/withdraw BTS from an exchange it all comes from a hot wallet?

So say you have 'X' BTS couldn't you...

Give person A 'X' BTS votes.
Send 'X' BTS to BTC38.
Withdraw 'X' BTS from BTC38. (But it would mostly be different BTS if it came from their hot wallet pool.)

Carry on repeating process until their whole hot wallet is voting for your delegate.

Title: Re: BTS voting attack possible?
Post by: xeroc on September 13, 2015, 03:48:07 pm

Yes .. absolutely possible ..
at least for the funds in the hotwallet

Not possible in 2.0 since an account votea with all his funds not just the balance votes for its amount

Title: Re: BTS voting attack possible?
Post by: Empirical1.2 on September 13, 2015, 04:11:46 pm

Quote from: xeroc on September 13, 2015, 03:48:07 pm

Yes .. absolutely possible ..
at least for the funds in the hotwallet

Not possible in 2.0 since an account votea with all his funds not just the balance votes for its amount

Thanks for the reply.  I don't know if it could have a big impact but it's good that it's not possible in 2.0