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rslade
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Blockchain (currency) is dead

OK, you want proof that blockchain is not the answer?

 

Somebody did a 51% attack on Einsteinium (EMC2).

 

And he livestreamed the process.


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Flyslinger2
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Link appears to be dead or taken down.

CraginS
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@rslade wrote:

OK, you want proof that blockchain is not the answer?

 

Somebody did a 51% attack on Einsteinium (EMC2).

 


1. There is no answer until you have a question. What question resulted in someone thinking blockchain is an answer, for anything.

 

2. A 51% attack on a blockchain has been described as a theoretical for some time now. It's a matter of scale. Einsteinium may be small enough to grab 51% of the resources, but Bitcoin may be too big for a realistic attack.

 

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rslade
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> Flyslinger2 (Contributor II) posted a new reply in Industry News on 10-19-2018 02:15 PM in the (ISC)² Community :

> Link appears to be dead or taken down.

Hmmm. A Google search turns up the announcement, and an attempt, by the
Einsteinium community to circumvent the attack, but no mention of the actual
attack ...

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Caute_cautim
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It appears to be happening on a regular occurrence:

https://www.coindesk.com/blockchains-feared-51-attack-now-becoming-regular/

 

https://securityintelligence.com/the-blockchain-is-only-as-strong-as-its-weakest-link/

 

Like everything, you only need one weak link.

 

Regards

 

Caute_cautim

 

Caute_cautim
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