An analysis of griefs and griefing factors
We consider griefing factors, a system for measurement of the cost-effectiveness of sabotage, which have been used to analyze the attack resistance of blockchain systems. Attackers are said to “grief” if they accept economic harm to themselves in order to harm others; the griefing factor is the rati...
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| description | We consider griefing factors, a system for measurement of the cost-effectiveness of sabotage, which have been used to analyze the attack resistance of blockchain systems. Attackers are said to “grief” if they accept economic harm to themselves in order to harm others; the griefing factor is the ratio of the harm done to the victim to the harm taken on by the attacker. In this work, we study the mathematical properties of this notion, particularly focusing on how the presence of players willing to engage in griefs at varying griefing factors impacts the equilibria present in games. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-033afea3b6ab467c841c95c6d8ff8ccd2023-08-16T14:24:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Blockchain2624-78522023-08-01610.3389/fbloc.2023.11371551137155An analysis of griefs and griefing factorsWilliam GeorgeWe consider griefing factors, a system for measurement of the cost-effectiveness of sabotage, which have been used to analyze the attack resistance of blockchain systems. Attackers are said to “grief” if they accept economic harm to themselves in order to harm others; the griefing factor is the ratio of the harm done to the victim to the harm taken on by the attacker. In this work, we study the mathematical properties of this notion, particularly focusing on how the presence of players willing to engage in griefs at varying griefing factors impacts the equilibria present in games.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbloc.2023.1137155/fullsabotagegriefingequilibriautility functionsblockchain |
| spellingShingle | William George An analysis of griefs and griefing factors Frontiers in Blockchain sabotage griefing equilibria utility functions blockchain |
| title | An analysis of griefs and griefing factors |
| title_full | An analysis of griefs and griefing factors |
| title_fullStr | An analysis of griefs and griefing factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | An analysis of griefs and griefing factors |
| title_short | An analysis of griefs and griefing factors |
| title_sort | analysis of griefs and griefing factors |
| topic | sabotage griefing equilibria utility functions blockchain |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbloc.2023.1137155/full |
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