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Re:Bitcoin mining hash rate drops as blackouts instituted in... by rantwasp on Sunday April 18, 2021 @12:33AM (#26849841)
that’s not how 51% attacks work. you have the miners but you also have the actual bitcoin nodes that are witnessing the blockchain growth.
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Re:Bitcoin mining hash rate drops as blackouts instituted in... by bonestamp2 on Sunday April 18, 2021 @02:14AM (#26850225)
Do the witnesses have any weight on the consensus?
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Re:Bitcoin mining hash rate drops as blackouts instituted in... by ric2b on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @07:03AM (#26873023)
Depends on who is using them. If it's a large business/exchange: definitely.
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