This is interesting. Four minutes for proof of work is tough, though. That's a long time to wait to send a message.
Bitcoin itself could often use sideband communication protocols for, e.g. transaction details, but this doesn't seem to tick all the boxes: incentives alignment needs to be worked on, and I would suggest that the spamming prevention is somewhat naive; there should be a market.
Consider -- all bitmessage messages are considered "high quality" by default, and therefore sent directly to one's phone.
Botnet operators determine that while one botnet client could send 100 e-mails per minute, the open rate on one bitmessage message is nearly 100%, making it economically feasible to botnet spam bitmessage.
I would like to see more self leveling, and a pricing market baked in to something like this, as well as a way to send messages instantly.
Bitcoin itself could often use sideband communication protocols for, e.g. transaction details, but this doesn't seem to tick all the boxes: incentives alignment needs to be worked on, and I would suggest that the spamming prevention is somewhat naive; there should be a market.
Consider -- all bitmessage messages are considered "high quality" by default, and therefore sent directly to one's phone.
Botnet operators determine that while one botnet client could send 100 e-mails per minute, the open rate on one bitmessage message is nearly 100%, making it economically feasible to botnet spam bitmessage.
I would like to see more self leveling, and a pricing market baked in to something like this, as well as a way to send messages instantly.