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Ken Berry, MD

I've been studying the "51% attack" fear about BTC, here's what I found

A 51% attack on Bitcoin is no longer feasible for ANY actor, even a nation-state or $100 billion corporation, because:

-The sheer scale of the hashrate is unprecedented.

-The energy, hardware, and infrastructure costs are insurmountable.

-The Bitcoin community and network’s resilience would mitigate the attack’s effects.

-The economic and reputational consequences would deter any rational actor.

-If a group of major nations outlawed it, investors would riot and/or ignore the law

What did I miss?

TK SuitCoin.exe 80HpW 11mo ago

You got most of it nailed.

Let's say that we're dealing with an irrational actor that cares not for profit or anything else but sheer incentive disruption.

If 51% attacks then they really only at most can control the chain tip at best , if they even try a 1 block reorg they have to re do the work of 10 blocks to even outpace the network working honestly. It's only a 1% advantage.

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