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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] Merge mining
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> But there's so much 'dry powder' out there (GPUs), I wonder if *not*
> supporting merge-mining is any better? At least the attacker has to do
> some unique PoW, so you hope it's costing them something.
With lots of people having access to 100TH+ there's not really much
'cost' to doing a 51% attack on an alt-coin beyond a short-term
diversion away from 'profitable' mining.
At least by supporting merged mining, more miners are likely to
'support' multiple coin types, thus making a 51% attack from an
individual/group less straightforward.
>> The rational decision for a non-scam altcoin, is to take advantage of
>> merged mining to get as much security as possible.
Exactly.
Rob
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