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51% attack

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Definition

A type of attack where a group gains control of the majority of nodes. This would allow them to defraud the blockchain by reversing transactions and double spending ether and other tokens.

In Ethereum proof-of-stake this would be achieved by accumulating more than half of the total staked ether. This would allow an attacker to decide which new blocks are added to the blockchain. However, to revert the chain or double-spend an attacker would require at least 66% of the total staked ether.

Translations

The prose translation of 51% attack in each supported language
LanguageProse
العربية Arabicهجوم 51%
বাংলা Bengali৫১% আক্রমণ
Čeština Czech51% útoku
Deutsch German51%-Angriffs
Español Spanishataque del 51%
Français Frenchattaque des 51 %
हिन्दी Hindi51% हमला
Bahasa Indonesia Indonesianserangan 51%
Italiano Italianattacco del 51%
日本語 Japanese51%攻撃
한국어 Korean51% 공격이
मराठी Marathi५१% हल्ला
Polski Polishataku 51%
Português Portuguese (Brazil)ataque de 51%
Русский Russianатаке 51%
Kiswahili Swahilishambulio la asilimia 51
தமிழ் Tamil51% தாக்குதலில்
తెలుగు Telugu51% దాడికి
Türkçe Turkish%51 saldırısına
Українська Ukrainianатаки 51%
اردو Urdu۵۱٪ حملہ
Tiếng Việt Vietnamesecuộc tấn công 51%
简体中文 Chinese (Simplified)51%攻击
繁體中文 Chinese (Traditional)51% 攻擊
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