G. Goren

In this paper we revisit the mining strategies in Proof of Work based cryptocurrencies and propose two strategies, which we call smart and smarter mining, that in many cases strictly dominate honest mining. Expand

We propose a new job dispatching approach, called Tidal Water Filling, which addresses the distributed nature of the system in the multi-dispatcher setting. Expand

We generalize the notion of indistinguishability, the most useful tool in deterministic lower bounds, to apply to a probabilistic setting. Expand

The cost of communication is a substantial factor affecting the scalability of many distributed applications. Expand

In reliable settings, null messages allow the transfer of information without explicit communication in cases of interest. Expand

Modular methods to transform Byzantine consensus protocols into ones that are fast and communication efficient in the common cases are presented. Expand

The cost of communication is a substantial factor affecting the scalability of many distributed applications. Expand