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A comment on Bitcoin Gold Hit by Double Spend Attack, Exchanges Lose Millions. Parent comment

Re:Bitcoin Gold Hit by Double Spend Attack, Exchanges Lose M... by Hupriene on Thursday May 24, 2018 @08:36AM (#17143314)
This seems to miss the point that the mining pays for itself in collected transaction fees. Double spend is just icing on the cake.
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Re:Bitcoin Gold Hit by Double Spend Attack, Exchanges Lose M... by 282883392 on Thursday May 24, 2018 @10:40AM (#17144378)
Buying (or trying to buy) 50% of the total supply of mining equipment would substantially increase the price, to the point where the ROI is so long that it becomes unprofitable (especially if your long-term goal is a $0 bitcoin).
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