Module 2 · Lesson 7 · 9 min

Why It's Hard to Cheat

What you'll be able to do

  • Explain the three properties of a hash using two real hash outputs.
  • Estimate how many confirmations make a rewrite unlikely, given an attacker's share of the network.
  • Spot which losses come from the chain being attacked and which come from everything around it.

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