I keep reading in this thread that you need >50% of a network’s hashrate to perform a 51% attack. This is not true. Having >50% of the network’s hashrate only increases your odds of being successful. A bit of good luck could reduce the needed hashrate greatly.
Yeah, you could deem having less than 50% of the networks hashrate a success if you simply wanted to disrupt the network, its probably fairly achievable for a lot of people out there, but as discussed several times over by now, its simply not worth it, especially on a prolonged basis.