|
September 13, 2013, 03:31:26 PM |
|
Why do we not create a web-site encouraging someone to crack a specific public-key ?
If there is someone at the NSA who wishes to communicate this ability, then they can do so anonymously by simply emptying the wallet. (given Snowden, and Manning, this is highly likely).
There are two outcomes :
1.Wallet is emptied --> someone cracked it, OR the wallet creator moved the money.
2.Wallet remains untouched. Either the NSA cannot do it, OR no-one wants to tell.
The ideal scenario is that (2) persists, and maybe members of the bitcoin add tiny chunks of change to the wallet to 'feed the canary' to keep it happy (along with the Bitcoin community).
If the initial key was created at a conference between a large group of people we could reasonably expect to 'lose' the private key.
All we need is a nice website, advertising the challenge, and promoting an ever-aging, fattening yellow canary , which keeps the miners (just like old times!) and public safe.
|