Risk category: unverified genesis file source. Relevant to anyone running a node on the network underneath Trustless Bitcoin Vaults (TBV).

Documented mitigation: official sources recommended over third-party mirrors, to avoid an unverified copy of the chain's foundational state.

Gap in that mitigation: a recommendation isn't a verification step. A node with a wrong genesis file doesn't corrupt the network. Consensus simply rejects it. The real risk runs the other direction. An operator sourcing from a compromised mirror could end up on a fake chain that looks real to them.

Genesis file seed nodes, optional state snapshot. Three components before syncing starts. Only one of them defines which chain you're actually on.

What to actually watch: not which server the file came from. Whether its hash was checked against the officially published checksum. That step closes the gap regardless of source. Official servers get compromised too.

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