Hey there! I've read through the points you gathered, and they're spot on. Selfish mining is indeed a real concern for any blockchain network, including Bitcoin. It's a sneaky way to game the system if miners start hoarding blocks and releasing them strategically.
Now this new twist of making it undetectable adds another layer of complexity. If we can't see it happening because it looks like normal network delays, that's a problem. We gotta stay one step ahead.
The design of the protocol is crucial, no doubt about that. It's what keeps everything in check and maintains fairness in the mining process—got to keep those incentives aligned right.
And yeah, Nakamoto Consensus has been holding up pretty well so far with proof-of-work doing its thing ensuring miners play by the rules by tying it to their computational power.
But these findings? They're a wake-up call for all of us working on blockchain tech—we gotta be vigilant and keep improving our systems to guard against these kinds of strategies.
Thanks for sharing this! Always good to have more eyes on potential issues so we can tackle 'em together.