By using a key generation algorithm, an attacker could create
an unlimited number of node IDs (identifiers on the peer - to - peer network) very quickly.
Remarkably, Ethereum versions (prior to Geth v1.8.1) allowed a user to run
an unlimited number of nodes, each with a different public key, from the same machine with the same IP address.
Not exact matches
While Bitcoin XT and Bitcoin
Unlimited have been losing a lot
of ground in recent months, the
number of Bitcoin Classic
nodes is on the rise.
The total
number of Bitcoin
Unlimited nodes has decreased to around 270 after a new programme code error was reported after the last week's temporary turmoil.
Currently, according to NodeCounter, the total
number of available
nodes running Bitcoin
Unlimited remains at 668.
Bitcoin
Unlimited meanwhile suffered another denial
of service attack Tuesday, with its
node count plummeting in minutes due to a bug occurring «just six lines above» the previous one, which halved
node numbers last week.