Combining Tor’s existing tools for handling DoS attacks with a Proof-of-Work (PoW) algorithm like those leveraged by cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Monero opens a unique avenue for mitigating DoS attacks without compromising privacy or severely hampering user experience.
See also: https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/issues/40634
Original proposal: https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/proposals/327-pow-over-intro.txt
horriblealtercation179 wrote
finally, let's see if it improves speed somehow. hopefully there will be benchmarks