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Re:Ask HN: Why do negative crypto articles dominate on HN? by laszlo-kiss on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:27PM (#31018363)
Theoretically I can stand up a mining operation in my apartment. That means that the 51% attack (as long as it can be detected) can be thwarted by folks at the grass roots level (as long as they actually care). Am I wrong about this?
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Re:Ask HN: Why do negative crypto articles dominate on HN? by warrenm on Thursday April 14, 2022 @09:30AM (#31026691)
You are practically wrong about this - the number of people who need to notice and attempt to a 51% attack is enormous ... and not possible to do after the fact

Before the fact? Sure - but then the 51% issue doesn't happen, and you get to precrime

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