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Re:Many Bitcoin Miners Are at Risk of Turning Unprofitable by thisisit on Thursday April 19, 2018 @12:17AM (#16873301)
That is assuming a 51% attack is only about double-spends. There are other attacks which can be done without trying to double spend.

Still it this exact belief in math that will become a self fulfilling prophecy and keep bitcoin afloat way past someone executing 51% attack.

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Re:Many Bitcoin Miners Are at Risk of Turning Unprofitable by sowbug on Thursday April 19, 2018 @03:29PM (#16879246)
Right, my reply simplified the issue.

But generally, it's a fair generalization that if step #1 in taking down Bitcoin is acquiring >50% of mining power, most rational actors will go off-mission and decide that step #2 is mine Bitcoin, not screw with it.

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