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Technically incorrect statement in "Why is Ethereum switching to Proof of Stake (PoS)?" FAQ #73

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AlexSSD7 opened this issue Feb 8, 2022 · 1 comment
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Technically incorrect statement in "Why is Ethereum switching to Proof of Stake (PoS)?" FAQ #73

AlexSSD7 opened this issue Feb 8, 2022 · 1 comment
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AlexSSD7 commented Feb 8, 2022

Should a malicious actor try to tamper with the underlying protocol by using a large number of validators to revert a finalized block (the equivalent of a "51% attack" in PoW) their funds are slashed — meaning they lose a portion of their staked ETH.

While this is true, the author did not mention what will happen if the attacker acquires 66% ETH. In this case they can do any attacks without being slashed, as they will fully control the beacon chain.
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Please feel free to make a PR against the .md files!

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