On: Show HN: Cost of a 51% Attack on Popular Cryptocur...

[RobLach]

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 → RobLach]

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 → RobLach]

still fraud.