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Re:Bitcoin is fiat money, too by ric2b on Saturday September 23, 2017 @10:47AM (#15319971)
And what exactly do you think a 51% attack can do? I'll tell you what: censor transactions and make double-spends.

Not exactly end of Bitcoin danger, is it?

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Re:Bitcoin is fiat money, too by Dylan16807 on Saturday September 23, 2017 @04:22PM (#15321522)
If someone had unrestricted ability to double-spend, getting around any attempted countermeasures, they would be able to turn every exchange into a money printing machine. It's hard for me to see how it wouldn't be the end of Bitcoin.
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