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Re:Ethereum just activated its ‘London’ hard fork by sunshinerag on Thursday August 05, 2021 @05:00PM (#28079736)
They wouldn’t necessarily attack the system to destroy it. Can they modify it to make it more favourable to incumbents. Consolidate power?
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Re:Ethereum just activated its ‘London’ hard fork by everfree on Thursday August 05, 2021 @06:03PM (#28080579)
I don't believe they could - the protocol has some mitigations against this including an inactivity/censorship fee that applies equally to every staker.
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