IMO, trying to grab control with 50 puppets instead of 2 is much more difficult.
I know. You said that. But I was asking of the why? Where is the additional difficulty?Because people have to vote for the delegates.
That makes no sense. Why would this make is more difficult?
Also in what situation would anyone profit from a manipulation of 51% of the delegates? Or for that matter in what situation do you believe that anyone would profit from Ghash.io performing a 51% attack on the bitcoin network?
I do not understand.
In order to have 51% of the delegates under your control you either have to have 51% of the stake or you have to accumulate 51% of the votes from the shareholders. If you can do that how have you manipulated the market? All actions are voluntary and people will only vote for you if you provide the best service as a delegate.
Also people that talk about theoretical attacks do not understand the practical implications of such an attack. There is no action without its cost and consequences. If you perform a 51% attack please explain how you can reasonably profit from it? I have never heard anyone making a practical argument for how a 51% attack is profitable.
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