Re:Global high-performance proof-of-stake blockchain with er...
by runeks on Wednesday May 28, 2025 @07:58AM
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> Instead, it can be attacked simply by purchasing a lot of compute.
Firstly, no one is offering for sale enough compute to attack e.g. Bitcoin.
Secondly, and more importantly, this would be a temporary attack, during which the blockchain in question is rendered unusable. Once an honest majority of hashing power is reestablished, everything is back to normal. But a compromise of a majority stake is a permanent compromise of a chain. No honest actor can conjure up more stake to gain an advantage over the attacker who now sits on a majority.
Firstly, no one is offering for sale enough compute to attack e.g. Bitcoin.
Secondly, and more importantly, this would be a temporary attack, during which the blockchain in question is rendered unusable. Once an honest majority of hashing power is reestablished, everything is back to normal. But a compromise of a majority stake is a permanent compromise of a chain. No honest actor can conjure up more stake to gain an advantage over the attacker who now sits on a majority.