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Do checkpoints in the block chain help to avoid a 51% attack that rewrites the entire blockchain?
I have read sometimes in the web, that in the blockchain are checkpoints, so that an 51% could not the blockchain before that checkpoint even with over 51%. Is this true?
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Can an attacker with 51% of hash…
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