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Add JS calculator that shows the probability that an attacker with a given percentage of the total network hashrate could successfully execute a block reorganization of a given depth. The calculation is based on the mathematical model presented in the Bitcoin whitepaper (Chapter 11) Signed-off-by: jrakibi <[email protected]>
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This PR adds a new tool that shows the probability that an attacker with a given percentage of the total network hashrate could successfully execute a block reorganization of a given depth.
The current implementation matches the mathematical model presented in the Bitcoin whitepaper (Chapter 11) and is similar to Greg Maxwell's online calculator
The tool also:
Note: the PR is marked as draft because it currently implements the original whitepaper formula.
This will be updated to match the calcultion described in Double Spend Races paper that takes into account the
time deviation factorCloses #2156