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niftynei | 2 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +15 
 bitcoin fails the moment a monopoly forms in mining; we call it a 51% attack
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MrHodl | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 How long of a 51% attack would need to be sustained ?
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niftynei | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 bitcoin as a protocol is transparent enough to let anyone openly audit the system
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Lutheran_Nostr | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Why and
What are the chances?
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NunyaBidness | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 I disagree. The incentives drive miners to have a modicum of integrity.

Besides, we’ve seen 51% accumulation on mining before and bitcoin has survived them all.
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Deleted account | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 https://v.nostr.build/jEJr.mp4
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BITCOINALLCAPS 🐦 🐦 🐦 | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 We re already there
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Elephant in the root | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Only if the attack is actually executed.
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TuropoljskaSvinja | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Although I dont follow Antonopoulus since he mastered Ethereum maybe this helps
https://youtu.be/JDZVW4hri2g?feature=shared