Is the same not true of torrents?
Re:The Web3 Fraud
by omarfarooq on Friday December 17, 2021 @07:48PM
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The difference being that torrents only have ISPs sending out DMCA notices for violators, not shutting off their internet.
Well okay, I mean if you go all out North Korea, I suppose it's possible to ban crypto in your country.
Re:The Web3 Fraud
by omarfarooq on Saturday December 18, 2021 @05:25AM
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So we're agreed it is technically possible. Technically as in code.
ISPs could simply run honeypots that in real time sniff out who is running a blockchain node and block traffic to those IPs. These nodes must broadcast publicly to other nodes to even function, so they can't hide the fact that they are a blockchain node: they are forced to peer with whoever else is... peering in the same direction, pun intended.
I'd love to know what gaps in my knowledge invalidate the above thesis, though.