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by vog 4156 days ago
> this should use SHA-256

> the protocol [sh]ould use a secure tree hash

Indeed, these are two huge flaws in the proposal that would surely bite us sooner or later.

Moreover, these issues aren't even mentioned in the "Discussion" section. Instead, they discuss pretty minor stuff such as binary versus n-ary trees or how to interface legacy clients.