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Introduction to Blockchain Technology
(10 pt) How do PoW-based cryptocurrencies address the “double spend”?
- (15 pt) Compare the “punishment mechanisms” adopted by Casper FFG and IOTA?
- (15 pt) If you were a member of the Bitcoin community during the DAO attack? Which side would you take or support? Please explain you answer.
- (10 pt) Explain why the Byzantine fault tolerant solution can tolerate up to onethird of the nodes being faulty?
- (10 pt) What are the benefits of adopting the tree-like data structures (e.g., Merkle tree, and Trie) in the blockchain blocks?
- (10 pt) How does the Bitcon blockchain achieve data immunity?
- (10 pt) What are the differences between the sidechain and Ethereum’s sharding?
- (20 pt) Choose two anonymous cryptocurrencies and explain the strategies/approaches they adopted to provide user anonymity.
