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Re:Bitcoin Gold Hit by Double Spend Attack, Exchanges Lose M... by gascan on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @06:22PM (#17138932)
You might even say it will ultimately require at least 51% of worldwide electricity production, to ensure no actor (including nation-states) can suddenly on-line additional capacity to seize control.

And then if that's true, one might dream of a power plant arms race, where two competing nations build additional power plants as fast as possible to prevent the other from gaining enough electrical capacity to attack the network...

Re:Bitcoin Gold Hit by Double Spend Attack, Exchanges Lose M... by sgt101 on Thursday May 24, 2018 @06:26AM (#17142652)
Alternatively one side opting out and using Fiat instead?

Oh...

Re:Bitcoin Gold Hit by Double Spend Attack, Exchanges Lose M... by auto on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @06:35PM (#17139053)
There's a great sci-fi plot here
Re:Bitcoin Gold Hit by Double Spend Attack, Exchanges Lose M... by 2bitencryption on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @06:36PM (#17139066)
...this is an intriguing start for a sci-fi novel.