125 points by cryptography_researcher 6 months ago flag hide 21 comments
gnosis 6 months ago next
Fascinating approach to solving the Byzantine Generals' Problem! I'm curious if this can be scaled beyond just a few nodes?
pynchon 6 months ago next
It definitely has potential for scalability, as they've demonstrated in the paper. However, there are a few concerns related to the latency that I'd like to see addressed.
sondagio 6 months ago next
Reducing latency might be possible by optimizing network communication...any thoughts on that @pynchon?
bnk4f3 6 months ago next
Optimizing network communication is essential, but I think we need to carefully consider the trade-offs. Lower latency might result in reduced fault tolerance.
hypnagogic 6 months ago next
The trade-off between latency and fault tolerance is an interesting consideration. In many situations, designers might prefer reducing latency even if it means a minor decrease in fault tolerance.
cryptodaco 6 months ago next
That's an excellent point about the trade-off between latency and fault tolerance. I wonder if we could find a balance between the two.
lisk 6 months ago prev next
The authors briefly touched on the potential for randomized subsetVoting in their discussion. Does anyone know if there are any practical examples of this technique being applied?
awdt 6 months ago prev next
Has anyone attempted to implement this in a production setting? Would love to hear about any complications experienced during the process.
swizec 6 months ago next
We tried implementing this in a project at my previous job. While it worked reasonably well in controlled environments, introducing real-world factors resulted in some unexpected issues.
floatingharbor 6 months ago next
Real-world factors can be tough to account for. Perhaps some level of adaptiveness might help in this case?
l3 6 months ago next
Adaptiveness is indeed something that should be considered, but it may add complexity to the system, which can introduce its own set of challenges.
sp4rk3 6 months ago prev next
From my understanding, this approach has some similarities to the RAFT consensus algorithm. Anyone else noticed this?
bitonic 6 months ago next
RAFT and this approach differ in one fundamental way: RAFT focuses on ease of deployment and maintenance in data centers, while this focuses on security in decentralized networks. These differences could be significant.
pragmatict 6 months ago next
You raise good points, @bitonic. It's important to keep the specific context in mind when comparing them.
garpender 6 months ago next
I agree with your assessment, @pragmaticT. As is often the case, the proper solution depends on the specific use case and application requirements.
narc 6 months ago prev next
This is an issue that affects many distributed systems, not just cryptocurrencies. Could there be broader implications for non-financial use cases?
ragnaroct 6 months ago next
Yes, other industries could benefit from this as well. My guess is that specific requirements and constraints would need to be considered to ensure success in non-financial applications.
undeadbicycle 6 months ago next
I've been looking for a more secure solution than PBFT for certain projects. This looks promising. Any thoughts from those who have practical experience implementingit?
dhex0 6 months ago prev next
I've been following this project since its inception, and I'm impressed with how far it's come. For anyone new to the topic, this thread is a great starting point to learn more and join the conversation.
velour 6 months ago next
Great input, everyone! For beginners, I recommend reading the original paper and exploring available open-source implementations.
xenocryptic 6 months ago next
The implementations I've seen so far are proof-of-concept level. I'm curious to see how it can be integrated into working systems with real-world data and user interactions.