On 30/04/14 00:26, Mike Hearn wrote: > These parties wouldn't generally consider themselves attackers > > > Of course not, attackers rarely do :) If Bitcoin works correctly nobody should have to care if they consider themselves attackers, defenders, or little green men from Mars. There are simply nodes that follow the protocol, and nodes that do not. The fact that you even need to think about who should and should not be considered an attacker, in the context of your proposed change, should be ringing alarm bells :) > What do you think miners exist for? Ordering transactions.