# Ethereum Researchers Probe Sybil Attacks on a Proposed Censorship-Resistance Design

A new analysis argues an inclusion-list scheme meant to keep transactions from being censored could itself be gamed by attackers spinning up fake identities.

- Published: 2026-07-13T05:24:36.830Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-07-13/ethereum-researchers-probe-sybil-attacks-on-a-proposed-censo
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [Ethereum Research](https://ethresear.ch/t/sybil-attacks-on-aucil/25447)

As Ethereum maps its next round of scaling, its researchers are stress-testing the primitives meant to keep the network censorship-resistant. A post on the Ethereum Research forum examines Sybil attacks on AUCIL, one of the inclusion-list d…

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