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I agree that a 51% attack just to reverse a transaction is unlikely, but given how disruptive it would be (as a break in an otherwise ~perfect security track re
by paulgb 4y ago
I agree that a 51% attack just to reverse a transaction is unlikely, but given how disruptive it would be (as a break in an otherwise ~perfect security track record), there could be other motives. For example, someone could take a short position in Bitcoin. Or a government could attack it for any number of reasons.
- adastra22 4y agoBitcoin had been 51% attacked before. But the point is the total market cap doesn’t factor into any of those possible attacks, which is what I said was incorrect about Vitalik’s statement.