[–] doctorKrieger 12y ago ↗ It's worth nothing that you don't need 51% to attack bitcoin , there are some probabilistic attacks for adversaries with smaller share in the network. [–] aosmith 12y ago ↗ Exactly -- This whole thing is just over-hyped IMHO.
[–] tinkerrr 12y ago ↗ A much bigger discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7890215 It isn't hype, a 51% attack is a very serious breach of confidence. [–] aosmith 12y ago ↗ Already read it, I'm in the comments on the blog entry a couple times. If GHash were actively exploiting this advantage I'd be saying the same thing but they aren't and there's a high probability that they never will.
[–] aosmith 12y ago ↗ Already read it, I'm in the comments on the blog entry a couple times. If GHash were actively exploiting this advantage I'd be saying the same thing but they aren't and there's a high probability that they never will.
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