How Does a 51% Attack Compromise the Security of a Token on a PoW Network? ⎊ Path

How Does a 51% Attack Compromise the Security of a Token on a PoW Network?

A 51% attack occurs when a single entity controls more than half of the network's total mining hash rate. With this control, the attacker can selectively exclude or reorder transactions, and most critically, perform a double-spend.

For a token, this means the attacker could spend their tokens and then use their control to reverse the transaction, effectively stealing funds.

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What Is a 51% Attack and How Does It Affect a Cryptocurrency Network?

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How Does the Cost of an Attack Compare to the Potential Profit from a Double-Spend?

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What Role Do 51% Attacks Play in Enabling Double-Spending?

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Compromise

Resolution ⎊ Compromise in this context refers to the negotiated settlement or agreement reached between two or more parties to resolve a dispute, often concerning the terms of a derivative contract or a governance proposal within a decentralized autonomous organization.