We just published "51% Attacks for Newcomers: Blockchain's Majority Problem Explained" on Medium!
This article is a "no-prior-knowledge-necessary" detailing of 51% attacks and the building blocks necessary to understand them.
We wrote this with newcomers in mind,. We sought to provide a resource for those wishing to learn more about what 51% attacks are, and how they are performed. This article is the first in series that will culminate in a spotlight on Delayed Proof of Work as a means to mitigate these attacks.
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