Publikationstyp: Konferenz: Paper
Art der Begutachtung: Peer review (Publikation)
Titel: The miner's dilemma with migration
Autor/-in: Li, Chuanyun
Spychiger, Florian
Tessone, Claudio J.
et. al: No
DOI: 10.1109/BRAINS52497.2021.9569793
Tagungsband: Proceedings 2021 of the 3rd Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services
Seite(n): 97
Seiten bis: 104
Angaben zur Konferenz: 3rd Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services (BRAINS), Paris, France, 27-30 September 2021
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Verlag / Hrsg. Institution: IEEE
ISBN: 978-1-6654-3924-4
Sprache: Englisch
Schlagwörter: Bitcoin; Block withholding attack; Evolutionary game theory; Miner migration
Fachgebiet (DDC): 510: Mathematik
Zusammenfassung: As an important example of the application of blockchain technology, the Bitcoin network has achieved great success. The network is secured by miners who are nowadays organized in mining pools. In this paper, we consider the “block withholding attack” as introduced by Eyal, where mining pools may infiltrate others to decrease their revenues. However, when two mining pools attack each other and neither controls a strict majority, the so-called miner's dilemma arises. Both pools are worse off than without an attack. Knowing this, pools may make implicit non-attack agreements. Having said this, the miner's dilemma is known to emerge only if no pool controls the majority of the mining power. In this work, we extend the original model to include miner migration and show that the miner's dilemma emerges even for pools whose mining power exceeds 50%. We construct a game, where two mining pools attack each other and use simulation analysis methods to analyze the evolution the pools' mining power, infiltration preferences and revenue densities under the influence of different mining pool sizes and miner migration preferences. The results show that underlying game experiences a phase transition fueled by miners' migration preference. Without migration, it is profitable for a large mining pool to attack the other pool. The higher the migration preference of the miners, the more the game transitions into the miner's dilemma and attacking makes both pools worse off. Once the pools violate their implicit non-attack agreements, their revenues decrease.
URI: https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/206307/
https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/24246
Volltext Version: Publizierte Version
Lizenz (gemäss Verlagsvertrag): Lizenz gemäss Verlagsvertrag
Departement: School of Management and Law
Organisationseinheit: Institute for Organizational Viability (IOV)
Enthalten in den Sammlungen:Publikationen School of Management and Law

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Li, C., Spychiger, F., & Tessone, C. J. (2021). The miner’s dilemma with migration [Conference paper]. Proceedings 2021 of the 3rd Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services, 97–104. https://doi.org/10.1109/BRAINS52497.2021.9569793
Li, C., Spychiger, F. and Tessone, C.J. (2021) ‘The miner’s dilemma with migration’, in Proceedings 2021 of the 3rd Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services. IEEE, pp. 97–104. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1109/BRAINS52497.2021.9569793.
C. Li, F. Spychiger, and C. J. Tessone, “The miner’s dilemma with migration,” in Proceedings 2021 of the 3rd Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services, 2021, pp. 97–104. doi: 10.1109/BRAINS52497.2021.9569793.
LI, Chuanyun, Florian SPYCHIGER und Claudio J. TESSONE, 2021. The miner’s dilemma with migration. In: Proceedings 2021 of the 3rd Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services [online]. Conference paper. IEEE. 2021. S. 97–104. ISBN 978-1-6654-3924-4. Verfügbar unter: https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/206307/
Li, Chuanyun, Florian Spychiger, and Claudio J. Tessone. 2021. “The Miner’s Dilemma with Migration.” Conference paper. In Proceedings 2021 of the 3rd Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services, 97–104. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/BRAINS52497.2021.9569793.
Li, Chuanyun, et al. “The Miner’s Dilemma with Migration.” Proceedings 2021 of the 3rd Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services, IEEE, 2021, pp. 97–104, https://doi.org/10.1109/BRAINS52497.2021.9569793.


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