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Would this be legal? Obviously bitcoin has no "terms of use" that Nvidia (or anyone) is bound to, but the US has very broad "hacking" laws like CFAA. I imagine
by throwaway858 5y ago
Would this be legal? Obviously bitcoin has no "terms of use" that Nvidia (or anyone) is bound to, but the US has very broad "hacking" laws like CFAA.
I imagine that if Nvidia were to openly "steal" someone's bitcoin using a 51% attack then the victim could sue Nvidia in a US court and things could get interesting.
What laws would apply and what would the outcome of such a case be? And could the act also be considered criminal?
- NullPrefix 5y agoStealing is stealing. 51% attack is just a method to rollback a transaction. No different than ordering stuff and doing a willfully fraudulent chargeback.
- naruvimama 5y agoHow would you prove it? What if you are a drug dealer or dictator?