There has not been progress on this issue in a long time. Should it be closed? Blockchain rollbacks are extremely controversial and require centralized control
opened 05:13PM - 31 May 18 UTC
I-SECURITY
A-consensus
D-decentralization
This ticket is to discuss the rationale, feasibility of and highlight any techni… cal issues related to a safety mode patch/feature.
The intent of the safety mode is:
- to be activated in an emergency
- to rollback the blockchain to a specified height
- to prevent transactions entering the blockchain until further notice
- to allow the blockchain to continue to be mined (empty blocks with coinbase tx) until futher notice
To expedite deployment, a branch will track master releases, with the safety mode patch already applied.