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RobLach
on May 29, 2018
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Show HN: Cost of a 51% Attack on Popular Cryptocur...
Who are you defrauding? Under what jurisdiction? The ability to be 51% attacked is a feature of the design. You expect all the actors to commit enough computing capacity to prevent such an attack as it’s in their own best interest.
lagadu
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Depending on the jurisdiction it might be fraud or not. It's effectively the same as writing a check that you know doesn't have funding behind it.
lawlessone
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still fraud.
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