The people who take care of Bitcoin are really smart and would work together to stop the bad guys from doing that. Plus, Bitcoin is designed to be really strong, like a superhero, so it's not easy for anyone, even a big government, to mess with it too much. So, while it's something to keep an eye on, we can feel pretty safe knowing Bitcoin has some tough defenses! 
Topic: Can Bitcoin withstand attacks by state-level agents? - page 2. (Read 370 times)
Hello new fellow, imagine if someone with a lot of super-powered computers ( state - level agents) decided they wanted to mess with Bitcoin. They could try to change the history of Bitcoin transactions and maybe even take some coins that aren't theirs. This would cause a big mess and people might stop trusting Bitcoin. But don't worry! The people who take care of Bitcoin are really smart and would work together to stop the bad guys from doing that. Plus, Bitcoin is designed to be really strong, like a superhero, so it's not easy for anyone, even a big government, to mess with it too much. So, while it's something to keep an eye on, we can feel pretty safe knowing Bitcoin has some tough defenses!
The people who take care of Bitcoin are really smart and would work together to stop the bad guys from doing that. Plus, Bitcoin is designed to be really strong, like a superhero, so it's not easy for anyone, even a big government, to mess with it too much. So, while it's something to keep an eye on, we can feel pretty safe knowing Bitcoin has some tough defenses!
I hear a lot about how safe bitcoin is. And 51% attacking it for a private person/ company does not make any sense and is unlikely.
But what would happen if a state wants to attack Bitcoin and uses a vast amount of compute budget (in the billions). What would happen?
But what would happen if a state wants to attack Bitcoin and uses a vast amount of compute budget (in the billions). What would happen?
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