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Re:A 'Blockchain Bandit' Is Guessing Private Keys and Scorin... by tekknik on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:02AM (#19748187)
51% attack means you own the chain and can submit a new chain and miners will happily accept it since you are now the majority
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Re:A 'Blockchain Bandit' Is Guessing Private Keys and Scorin... by keymone on Thursday April 25, 2019 @12:19PM (#19749658)
yes but miners(nodes) will only happily accept valid chain. so no spending of coins you don't own.
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