hi, viacoin is merge mining so it's susceptible to 51% attack? sorry for my ignorance...thanks in advance
Viacoin like any pow coin can be hit with 51% attack, the benefit of merge mining is that litecoin miners can also mine viacoin with no extra work needed, so the hash rate is insanely larger than another scrypt coin without merge mining, therefore reducing the likelihood of an attack almost nil.
Merged mining for Viacoin is not only providing a secure hashrate, but in my view it also brings sustainability and a fair market price.