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2020-09-29 21:07:28

How MIT’s ‘Pool Detective’ could help prevent attacks on blockchains

Quick TakeResearchers at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative say better monitoring of mining pools and hash rental marketplaces could prevent 51% attacks.The team is developing surveillance tools with an eye toward early warning systems for exchanges and other targets of such attacks.

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