How Does the Size of a Network Affect Its Susceptibility?
A larger network, measured by its total hash rate (PoW) or total staked value (PoS), is significantly less susceptible to a 51% attack. A larger network implies a higher cost to acquire the necessary hardware or capital, making the attack economically infeasible.
The sheer number of independent participants also makes coordination required for an attack much more difficult to achieve secretly.
Glossar
Total Staked Value
Metric ⎊ Total Staked Value is a critical on-chain metric representing the aggregate market value of all Ether currently locked within the Ethereum Proof-of-Stake deposit contract and actively securing the network.
Independent Participants
Entity ⎊ Independent Participants are market actors, such as proprietary trading firms or sophisticated retail traders, who operate outside the direct control of major centralized exchanges or primary market makers.
Total Hash Rate
Computation ⎊ Total Hash Rate represents the collective computational power dedicated to a blockchain network, fundamentally influencing its security and operational efficiency.