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Re: %51 attack not affective anymore?
by
mcdouglasx
on 06/03/2025, 17:07:08 UTC
Can we put BIP for full nodes to check if the block comes from a %50+hashpower producer and if so if there is anything wrong they reject it. Is it possible or is it being done?

No, Bitcoin is based on consensus rules that nodes must adhere to. Implementing a rule that rejects blocks from a supposed origin would involve introducing a logic that essentially censors certain blocks based on criteria external to PoW. This would compromise the neutrality and decentralization of the system, as it would be giving different treatment to blocks that, from a mathematical point of view, are valid because the blocks do not contain information that identifies the hashpower owned by the miner(s) who produced them.