https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_(software_development) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_(software_development) Confused about what you mean by "take contr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_(software_development) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_(software_development) Confused about what you mean by "take control" of the new fork. The powerful miners are going to download a different set of software with different rules, and mine on it? That would just be supporting the new fork by participating on it, giving it more legitimacy by way of giving it resources (hash power). *EDIT: You can certainly attack a chain by dedicating your hash power to sabotaging their blocks. This however would make your own chain weaker, and generally not a profitable use of resources.