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captainbland
on May 29, 2018
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Show HN: Cost of a 51% Attack on Popular Cryptocur...
I guess what's amazing about this is that a 51% attack on Bitcoin could be achieved by a relatively modestly sized company. More worrying I guess is the prospect of somebody with a suitably powerful botnet attacking the network for 'free'.
lima
on May 29, 2018
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Even a massive botnet won't be able to attack the Bitcoin network. Unless it's a botnet comprised of ASIC miners ;-)
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