Ethereum: Does Bitcoin Blockchain solve the general problem of Byzantine?
The Byzantine general problem (BGP) is a complex arithmetic puzzle that was first proposed in 1980 by Dimitris J. Christodoulou and Silvio Micali. It is a challenging problem for the Byzantine network (Bnets) that relates to the collective behavior of nodes on the blockchain, including Ethereum. The BGP countries: If you are given several nodes in a diagram, you should find out whether it is possible that at most two knots are agreed at a certain value.
Bitcoin blockchain and Byzantine general problem
While Bitcoin’s blockchain solves some problems related to Byzantine generals, e.g. However, it offers an alternative approach that can be used in connection with other solutions.
Bitcoin -Blockchain solution
A Bitcoin block is essentially a group of transactions, which are summarized and checked by a network of computers called miners. These knots work together to validate the transactions and create a new block. One way to consider this process as the solution to the BGP is the concept of “consensus”.
In the context of blockchain, consensus refers to the agreement between nodes about the collective condition of the network. For example, if several nodes in a graphic agree to a value (e.g. a time temple), this means that all nodes have achieved a common understanding. This consensus process is not directly related to the solution of the BGP, but rather serves as a mechanism to ensure that the nodes maintain a common view of the blockchain state.
Ethereum approach
Ethereum, which is based on a consensus salgorithm of the Proof-of Work (Pow), offers an alternative approach to solving the BGP. One way to solve the problem is the use of “decentralized orders”, in which several data sources are summarized in order to create a single relevant order.
In Ethereum, nodes can participate in the network and contribute their local order information (e.g. transaction temple) to achieve a common view of the blockchain state. In this way, nodes can agree on the collective state of the network without relying exclusively on central authorities or consensus mechanisms such as Bitcoin.
Example: Ethereum Byzantine general problem solving
To illustrate how Ethereum solves the BGP, take the following scenario into account:
Imagine two knots, nodes A and knots B that are connected in a diagram. Each knot has its own sentence of local order information (e.g. transaction time temple) for a specific transaction block. The goal is to determine whether it is possible that a maximum of two knots agree on the collective condition of the network.
Knot A knows that all transactions in this block have been verified by nodes B and are therefore “valid”. However, knot B may know nothing about other blocks or transactions outside of his local order information. In this case, Node A can use the decentralized orders from Ethereum to aggregate several data sources (e.g. knot time stamps) and create a single relevant order.
In this way, the node A can determine whether a maximum of two knots agree on the collective condition of the network and thus solve the Byzantine general problem for this specific block. This approach offers an alternative solution for the BGP problem, which is more resistant to Byzantine attacks.
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In summary, it can be said that Bitcoin’s blockchain solves some problems in connection with the Byzantine general problem that the Mainnet blockchain from Ethereum does not solve the problem directly. However, the decentralized order approach from Ethereum can be used in connection with other solutions to provide an alternative method to solve the BGP problem.
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