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As long as the attacker maintains 51%, he can eventually just repeat the attack, regardless of the number of forks.
by setr 8y ago
As long as the attacker maintains 51%, he can eventually just repeat the attack, regardless of the number of forks.
- bouncycastle 8y agoOoohchie, yes indeed!
- jki275 8y agoYou change the POW function in the fork to eliminate the attack.
- bouncycastle 8y agoPerhaps if the attack was done using ASICs, but when done with GPUs it can be repeated indefinitely. See discussion https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/707h3b/can_anyone_explain_vitaliks_comment_here_about_pos/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/707h3b/can_anyone...
- jki275 8y agoYes, you have to address that kind of attack differently.