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Re: 51 percent attack
by
AlexR12
on 06/12/2017, 20:25:38 UTC
The concept is abstract.
To better visualize it, watch from 14:06 where they talk about double-spend, then 51% attack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx9zgZCMqXE

Thanks! If I understand it right, a successful attacker will have to win (solve the puzzles faster than other nodes) several times in a row and create a longer branch. After that all other nodes will follow the rule of extending the longest chain. Right?