ICANN transfer to the UN effect on Bitcoin?

[Masha Sha]

Hello guys,

Sorry for my noobishness, however should I be afraid of this transfer of reponsability in regards to the Bitcoin networking in a worst case scenario? What will the UN be able to do once they control and rules over ICANN concerning Bitcoin? If there is opportunity of disruption, malicious intent in a worst case scenario. What are my options to mitigate it? I am looking for if necessary a proactive resilient trustless solution in the spirit of Bitcoin; there will be bad actors. I want to win.

[unholycactus]

Not sure about what's going on with those two organisations, but Bitcoin is in itself very resilient to disruption.
If you want to help mitigate the problem of centralization, you can always run your own node and mine yourself.

[PremiumCodeX]

I cannot see an opportunity of disruption because of the ICANN transfer. So, I think you have no reason to worry about it nor I can suggest anything else that was not advised before to do   I only wonder what made you think that such a possibility would exist after the transfer.

[Masha Sha]

I cannot see an opportunity of disruption because of the ICANN transfer. So, I think you have no reason to worry about it nor I can suggest anything else that was not advised before to do   I only wonder what made you think that such a possibility would exist after the transfer.

I am not skilled enough to provide you a technical analysis. It's only questions... Could the UN bans certain ip range or ban ports? Simply put can they have an influence or effect on Bitcoin networking? I am speaking on a trustless basis.

[PremiumCodeX]

I am not skilled enough to provide you a technical analysis. It's only questions... Could the UN bans certain ip range or ban ports? Simply put can they have an influence or effect on Bitcoin networking? I am speaking on a trustless basis.

Technically, they could cause issues to the participants of the BTC network in a dark future by banning certain IP ranges or ports or using other means, but thanks to the BTC network's decentralized nature I doubt they could cause issues to the network itself. Furthermore, before they could do it, they would need to challenge several legal issues and resolve them until they get to the point when they can execute such a plan. So, no, they cannot and even if I was wrong, you would know about it in time and you would still have time to prepare and re-configure your equipment.

[franky1]

if there was a port ban

within minutes everyone will have posted a new port number and instructions on how people can use console commands to change the details. and the end result is that there may not be a block in the next 10 minutes, but soon enough its back to business as usual.

im pretty sure those people running full nodes are active enough to respond quickly to such events and would only require a small alteration to work around the scenario the OP envisions.

the delay in broadcasting a solution would be much the same to the network effect of bitcoin blockchain data, as a pool just not solving a block in a reasonable time... effectively.

i have seen many days where blocks are not solved in the 10 minute average, for normal expcted reasons..  and thats pretty much the same (non) 'devestation' level ICANN could cause..

a few minutes of delay..