This article has been translated from English to Gen Z Slang.
A 51% Attack is when one person or crew basically hijacks most of a crypto network's hashing power or validation vibes. 😱
Also known as a majority attack, these baddie moves can throw the whole network into chaos, kinda like hacking the mainframe in a movie, messing with its consensus mode. 🚨
Tiny networks are like easy prey for a 51% attack since there's fewer folks in the game, making it a piece of cake for someone to flex with more computing firepower than the rest of the peeps. 🔥
Even though a 51% attack is technically on the table, for giant networks like Bitcoin and Ethereum, it's like super remote ‘cause you’d need loads of cash to pull off that level of wizardry. 💸
But hey, Bitcoin SV, Bitcoin Gold, and Ethereum Classic (ETC) have all had their moments with 51% attacks. 👀