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Re:What is Chia cryptocurrency and why is it bad news for ha... by ronyfadel on Sunday May 02, 2021 @12:04AM (#27012265)
For someone uninitiated: what if you had high computing power? Instead of scanning your HDD, can’t you generate these hashes on the spot?
Re:What is Chia cryptocurrency and why is it bad news for ha... by insulanus on Sunday May 02, 2021 @12:59AM (#27012485)
Yes, you can. That's called a grinding attack. There is mitigation in the proof-of-space construction for exactly that. That is also the reason that they will have to move to more expensive proofs as time goes on, and hardware improves.