<div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Dear Kenny,</div><div style=""><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">Thank you for your interest in Plata! I apologize for the repository access issue - we're currently migrating our codebase and implementing some final security audits before making it fully public. I expect the repository to be accessible within the next few weeks.</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">Regarding the 33% threshold - you raise an excellent point about nation-state actors. The 33% Byzantine fault tolerance (BFT) limit was indeed an initial theoretical constraint of our consensus mechanism, similar to other DAG-based systems. However, I'm excited to share that we've just completed implementation of a revolutionary hybrid consensus mechanism that fundamentally transforms this security model, drawing inspiration from both ancient cryptographic wisdom and cutting-edge quantum mechanics.</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">Our new system achieves enhanced security through three interwoven consensus layers:</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">1. Proof-of-Work Layer (40% weight):</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;"> - Traditional computational work similar to Bitcoin</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;"> - Provides baseline resistance against computational attacks</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;"> - Maintains compatibility with existing mining infrastructure</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;"> - Requires massive hardware investment to attack</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">2. DAG Consensus Layer (35% weight):</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;"> - Parallel validation with quantum-enhanced MCMC tip selection</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;"> - Requires stake-weighted validator participation</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;"> - Enables scalable transaction throughput</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;"> - Makes sustained attacks exponentially more expensive</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">3. Quantum Verification Layer (25% weight):</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;"> - Quantum signature verification with decoherence tracking</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;"> - Entanglement-based validator selection</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;"> - Quantum foam topology validation</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;"> - Provides resistance against quantum computing threats</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">This trilateral security approach means an attacker would need to:</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">1. Control >40% of total hash power AND</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">2. Control >35% of staked validators AND</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">3. Break quantum-resistant signatures</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">Additionally, we've implemented several critical safeguards:</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">1. Our quantum-inspired decoherence tracking makes it computationally expensive to maintain multiple conflicting transaction histories, effectively increasing the cost of a malicious takeover.</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">2. The DAG topology means that attackers need to control not just 33% of nodes, but maintain that control consistently across multiple confirmation layers, making sustained attacks significantly more resource-intensive than in linear blockchain systems.</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">3. The network's quantum resistance features actually help here - the same mechanisms that protect against quantum computing attacks also make it harder to coordinate large-scale malicious behavior.</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">The beauty of this system lies in its composition - much like the ancient Chinese Remainder Theorem derived its strength from multiple independent mathematical relationships. In practice, an attacker would need to control roughly 70-80% of total network resources across multiple security domains to successfully compromise the system.</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">This means that even a nation-state actor would need to:</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">a) Develop massive classical computing resources</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">b) Acquire and maintain significant stake in the network</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">c) Develop quantum capabilities</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">d) Sustain control across all three domains simultaneously</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">This is fundamentally different from Bitcoin's single 51% threshold - rather than betting everything on one security mechanism, we create security through the interweaving of multiple independent factors, similar to how biological systems use multiple layers of defense.</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">That said, we're always working to strengthen these protections further through additional consensus layers and reputation systems. I'd be very interested in your thoughts on potential approaches and any specific concerns about the threat model you're envisioning. This kind of feedback is extremely valuable as we continue developing the system.</span></div><div style=""><br></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">Best regards,</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">Viktor</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">@viktorakademe (</span><span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">x.com</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">)</span></div><div style=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">Discord: </span><span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">https://discord.gg/jEhaYtAhfx</span></span></div><div style=""><br></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-weight: 400;">P.S. For those interested in the quantum aspects, I've detailed the decoherence calculations and quantum foam topology models in the technical specifications section of the whitepaper.</span><br></div><div style=""><span><br></span></div>
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fredag den 15. november 2024 kl. 13:21, skrev Kenny Joseph <kajoseph2@msn.com>:<br>
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<span style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;" dir="ltr">I have a gitlab account, but the repo link leads to a 404 Page Not Found.</span>
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<span style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;" dir="ltr">This project seems interesting and I'm curious to know more, but one thing that stuck out to me from the white paper (besides the AI art) is that the consensus mechanism is only resistant for up to 33%
malicious participants. This seems dangerously low when you consider nation states. Bitcoin's 50% resistance at least means that if China, Russia, and the US are all mining then it's unlikely either will gain a majority of mining power. But with Plata, either
one could independently decide to act maliciously.</span> <br>
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