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Show HN: Cost of a 51% Attack on Popular Cryptocur...
You can't directly steal or create coins. Except for the coins you get for your branch of the blockchain if it becomes accepted. The trick is that you can double-spend.
The downsides? You need capital to spend and double-spending is fraud.
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The downsides? You need capital to spend and double-spending is fraud.