BTC logo
BTC
$110,227.91
1.56%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,992.68
2.86%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0005
0.03%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,172.58
0.73%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4055
3.88%
SOL logo
SOL
$193.17
5.79%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3210
1.14%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1949
3.66%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6672
4.60%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.24
6.04%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.08
1.39%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9999
0.03%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3239
1.95%
BCH logo
BCH
$518.58
1.49%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6473
5.89%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.81
0.99%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.85
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6396
0.08%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1795
2.27%
BTC logo
BTC
$110,227.91
1.56%
ETH logo
ETH
$3,992.68
2.86%
USDT logo
USDT
$1.0005
0.03%
BNB logo
BNB
$1,172.58
0.73%
XRP logo
XRP
$2.4055
3.88%
SOL logo
SOL
$193.17
5.79%
USDC logo
USDC
$0.9999
0.01%
TRX logo
TRX
$0.3210
1.14%
DOGE logo
DOGE
$0.1949
3.66%
ADA logo
ADA
$0.6672
4.60%
HYPE logo
HYPE
$38.24
6.04%
LINK logo
LINK
$18.08
1.39%
USDE logo
USDE
$0.9999
0.03%
XLM logo
XLM
$0.3239
1.95%
BCH logo
BCH
$518.58
1.49%
SUI logo
SUI
$2.6473
5.89%
AVAX logo
AVAX
$21.81
0.99%
WBT logo
WBT
$41.85
1.34%
LEO logo
LEO
$9.6396
0.08%
HBAR logo
HBAR
$0.1795
2.27%
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What Is a 51% Attack?

Bitcoin SV, Verge and Ethereum Classic are all examples of projects that have suffered 51% attacks. But what is it, how does it work, and what damage can it do?

By Griffin Mcshane
Updated May 11, 2023, 3:49 p.m. Published Oct 12, 2021, 9:20 a.m.
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