Quote from: Ibian on June 28, 2018, 10:00:03 PM

Quote from: actmyname on June 28, 2018, 08:54:40 PM

Quote from: Rosewater Foundation on June 28, 2018, 08:27:41 PM

That's ok. Everybody's merits are worth more now.

You'd be surprised the number of merits that have been sent to deleted posts: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1762404 (check the received section)

Quote from: Ibian on June 28, 2018, 06:36:39 PM

When it's financially worthwhile to do so, someone will get together the required processing power and buy off the proper authorities and make an honest attempt to steal segwit coins. Whether it succeeds or fails, it will be a big blow to the faith people have in the system (bitcoin in all its forms, authorities, moneyed people (us, even if simply by association)).

But in what scenario would this be viable? Perhaps, if we're at a situation where Bitcoin is seconded by another coin with the same mining algorithm, it would be a way to 'surpass' it (provided the ones doing the takeover had a large enough investment in the second) but this seems like an unlikely event.

When there is enough value in segwit addresses to be worth it. What are you confused about?

1) Steal coins with hash power
2) Everybody finds out and bitcoin is dead
3) Now you have useless coins?