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I don't think there is any consensus protocol that can survive an attack by 90% of nodes.


That is true. However, to the point made above, proof of work is actually using a scarce resource. If you fork a proof of work chain, the amount of mining power remains the same. You can’t mine both chains with the same resources. If you fork a proof of stake chain… everything just copies over. And then maybe if people place nicely in the name of the being good crypto citizens they agree to only focus on one chain.




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