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The developer shouldn't have executed arbitrary text. Hopefully we can just fork, blacklist the stolen transactions and pretend this didn't happen.
by formula1 9y ago
The developer shouldn't have executed arbitrary text. Hopefully we can just fork, blacklist the stolen transactions and pretend this didn't happen.
- fatbird 9y agoThus proving that "code is law" is a meaningless slogan.
- dmcy22 9y agoDon't think it'll happen. From the article: A hard fork would be impractical–what do you do about all of the transactions that occur downstream? What about the people who innocently traded assets with the attacker? Once the ether they’ve stolen gets laundered and enters general circulation, it’s like counterfeit bills circulating in the economy — it’s easy to stop when it’s all in one briefcase, but once everyone’s potentially holding a counterfeit bill, you can’t really turn back the clock anymore. Also, a tweet from Vitalik: https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/887782650026631168 https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/887782650026631168