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Using context from the article I think the commenter and article author are both referring to attacks (like a 51% attack or an unthought of new attack) where co
by schmichael 11y ago
Using context from the article I think the commenter and article author are both referring to attacks (like a 51% attack or an unthought of new attack) where coins can effectively be stolen.
- chejazi 11y agoGood point, attacks on mining were probably what was being referred to here. Specifically because one of the counterarguments to the blocksize increase was that it promoted centralized mining, increasing the odds of a 51% attack. I'll leave my other comment in this tree as food for thought, because Bitcoin has definitely driven research in cryptography. But it's the least likely attack vector.