Blockchain Blend Implementation

Resources Required

  • 3 Engineers

Risks

  • Blend is a complex network protocol
  • PoQ/PoL proof times may increase network delays
  • NAT traversal complicates at-home participation in the Blend Network
  • Network delays induced by Blend can cause increased forking in Cryptarchia
  • Careful tuning of Blend parameters is required to have a stable system

Deliverables

Blend Network

Owner: David Rusu

Feature: FURPS

Complete Blend Network implementation supporting private block proposals.

FURPS:

  • F2. Leaders can propose blocks privately
  • F4. Blend spam protection
  • F5. Block proposal redundancy
  • F6. Censorship resistance against malicious broadcasters

Checklist:

  • Private block proposals
  • Spam protection mechanism
  • Blend node rewarding mechanism
  • Blend parameter tuning