Not Quantum: Duke Investigator Pinpoints Cheapest Risk Vector for Bitcoin’s Downfall
While most mainstream attention has gone to quantum computing as a danger to Bitcoin’s existence, Duke Professor Harvey Campbell highlights that a 51% attack is a far more concerning event. Campbell estimates that a one-...
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