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Re:Are cryptocurrencies to blame for high GPU prices? by throwaway858 on Saturday January 01, 2022 @01:11PM (#29760962)
Would this be legal? Obviously bitcoin has no "terms of use" that Nvidia (or anyone) is bound to, but the US has very broad "hacking" laws like CFAA.

I imagine that if Nvidia were to openly "steal" someone's bitcoin using a 51% attack then the victim could sue Nvidia in a US court and things could get interesting.

What laws would apply and what would the outcome of such a case be? And could the act also be considered criminal?

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Re:Are cryptocurrencies to blame for high GPU prices? by NullPrefix on Saturday January 01, 2022 @01:18PM (#29761020)
Stealing is stealing. 51% attack is just a method to rollback a transaction. No different than ordering stuff and doing a willfully fraudulent chargeback.
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Re:Are cryptocurrencies to blame for high GPU prices? by naruvimama on Saturday January 01, 2022 @07:21PM (#29764359)
How would you prove it?

What if you are a drug dealer or dictator?

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