Proposed: We Should Hire Respectable White Hats to Audit Bitcoin's Security

[muyuu]

Most white hats are corporate parasites or lamers who are not smart enough to be black ones.

Often, but not always. You lose nothing by having a bounty on the test network, so people who really mean no harm can try stuff.

Bitcoin is in wild. It is looked over and over again by some really smart people. The Satoshi client is still standing. Is there a need for any more proof?

Yep, strongest reason why bitcoins are worth something right now.

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[btc_artist]

Put bounties for proven exploits in a test environment chainblock, under the condition of not making them public until fixed.

Agreed. And the condition is very important.

[MysteryMiner]

Put bounties for proven exploits in a test environment chainblock, under the condition of not making them public until fixed.

Agreed. And the condition is very important.

And damaging testnet instead of main blockchain is as much fun as having sex with inflatable doll instead of real women.

[muyuu]

Put bounties for proven exploits in a test environment chainblock, under the condition of not making them public until fixed.

Agreed. And the condition is very important.

And damaging testnet instead of main blockchain is as much fun as having sex with inflatable doll instead of real women.

Which is precisely why bounties are needed.