Re:Microsoft Retires Azure Blockchain
by madeofpalk on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @05:11AM
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Doesn't this only work if no one has the ability to take over 50% of the network?
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Theoretically, but there are ways to protect against this. That's what proof-of-work and proof-of-stake are for instance.
Certainly there is a huge financial incentive to run a 51% attack on Bitcoin or Ethereum but thus far no one has managed it.