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on May 23, 2018
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Bitcoin Gold Hit by Double Spend Attack, Exchanges...
The calculus to steal compared to mining is actually much cheaper. Just briefly hold 51% while you double spend some massive wallets.
drexlspivey
on May 23, 2018
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Assuming the counterparty is an idiot and accepts your huge payment with a very low amount of confirmations.
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