Maybe MD5 + SHA1 to stay retro while adding to perceived security.
Toss on DES to it (I know, it's not a hash, but might as well!)We could also add a huge number of rot13 stages to make hashing extra hard
Double rot13 is best.
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We could also add a huge number of rot13 stages to make hashing extra hard
Double rot13 is best.
Maybe MD5 + SHA1 to stay retro while adding to perceived security.
Toss on DES to it (I know, it's not a hash, but might as well!)We could also add a huge number of rot13 stages to make hashing extra hard
I'm half seriously thinking of a MiDa5coin to go with this algo. Maybe MD5 + SHA1 to stay retro while adding to perceived security. ...
lol I know some people who would jump in on that.Another name I thought up was "RetroHash", but I see it is already taken, though not in a crypto context. I can't believe there isn't a Midascoin already.
I'm half seriously thinking of a MiDa5coin to go with this algo. Maybe MD5 + SHA1 to stay retro while adding to perceived security. I'm not going to launch/maintain a coin by myself, just thinking of some low hanging GPU fruit 
Toss on DES to it (I know, it's not a hash, but might as well!)
I'm half seriously thinking of a MiDa5coin to go with this algo. Maybe MD5 + SHA1 to stay retro while adding to perceived security. I'm not going to launch/maintain a coin by myself, just thinking of some low hanging GPU fruit
lol I know some people who would jump in on that.
I'm half seriously thinking of a MiDa5coin to go with this algo. Maybe MD5 + SHA1 to stay retro while adding to perceived security. I'm not going to launch/maintain a coin by myself, just thinking of some low hanging GPU fruit
Also, pardon my ignorance, but where is the best place to get the md5 checksums for previous electrum versions?
I think we need to change Bitcoin's algo to MD5. It would be much better for mining...
Some big pools who gain high hashpower have invested a lot of capital to most efficient mining rigs.They wouldn't be willing to implement radical changes. I think we need to change Bitcoin's algo to MD5. It would be much better for mining...
A simple checksum would be much easier to compute and much faster than even MD5.I fail to see what's "funny" about this...
His name is "Dimelord" FFS. Expect him to be a bit dimey wimey at 'times'.
Not a whole lot of people get my name. I fail to see what's "funny" about this...
His name is "Dimelord" FFS. Expect him to be a bit dimey wimey at 'times'.
So trolling/spaming is now considered a "joke thread"? 
I was just trying to get people to laugh... Lighten up guys 
I think we need to change Bitcoin's algo to MD5. It would be much better for mining...
This kind of a change will only result in an Alt ...because getting mass consensus is almost impossible for Bitcoin now.
I fail to see what's "funny" about this...
you fail to see sarcasm
well, there would definetly be a boom on sha-256 altcoins for asic owners to take refuge in.
if you ask me, i would change algo every year, hate to see mining in industry hands, and not in the hands of simple folks.
cheers
Wouldn't the network become more vulnerable right at the time that the algorithm changes? I find it hard to believe that even a majority of active miners would be ready to go at the first block after the change. Could that provide a small window of opportunity for attackers once per year?
So trolling/spaming is now considered a "joke thread"?
I fail to see what's "funny" about this...
Pretty sure it was mostly the troll face included in the post pretty much saying "I'm trolling because all the people who want to change the algo always get shot down and never search" legendary
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I snickered since serious nominations belong in Technical and Developmental Discussion
Mean (Mumble I know where things go now why!)
Lol
Mean (Mumble I know where things go now why!)
Lol
I snickered
I fail to see what's "funny" about this...
you fail to see sarcasm
well, there would definetly be a boom on sha-256 altcoins for asic owners to take refuge in.
if you ask me, i would change algo every year, hate to see mining in industry hands, and not in the hands of simple folks.
cheers
I fail to see what's "funny" about this...
the OP wrote it as a joke, yet the replies deserve this:
lol. Nobody appreciates a good joke thread around here. 
the OP wrote it as a joke, yet the replies deserve this:
interesting responses. I posted this thread on a whim. I really didn't know a whole lot about MD5. Now I'm curious. Look for anm MD5 altcoin soon
I think we need to change Bitcoin's algo to MD5. It would be much better for mining...
This kind of a change will only result in an Alt ...because getting mass consensus is almost impossible for Bitcoin now.
I think we need to change Bitcoin's algo to MD5. It would be much better for mining...
You are probably thinking it would be far faster to "mine" MD5(MD5(header, nonce)) because MD5 is "broken"?Sorry, while MD5 is broken, it's not (yet?) broken in that way... There are no shortcuts when using it for mining.
Also it would just mean that the difficulty would adjust upwards to correct for the "brokenness". Feel free to implement an altcoin using MD5 and see for yourself.
I think we need to change Bitcoin's algo to MD5. It would be much better for mining...
A simple checksum would be much easier to compute and much faster than even MD5. 
I think we need to change Bitcoin's algo to MD5. It would be much better for mining...
It would require the replacement of all the current ASIC miners with a whole new generation of ASIC miners, but other than that it would have very little effect on mining.
I think we need to change Bitcoin's algo to MD5. It would be much better for mining...
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