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# This file is licensed under the MIT License (MIT) available on
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title_max_40_characters_no_formatting: 51% Attack, Majority Hash Rate Attack
summary_max_255_characters_no_formatting: >
The ability of someone controlling a majority of network
hash rate to revise transaction history and prevent new
transactions from confirming.
synonyms_shown_in_glossary_capitalize_first_letter:
- 51 percent attack
- Majority attack
optional:
synonyms_and_pluralizations_not_shown_in_glossary:
- 51 percent attacks
- majority attacks
- 51% attack
- 51% attacks
- majority hash rate attack
- majority hash rate attacks
not_to_be_confused_with_capitalize_first_letter:
links_html_or_markdown_style_capitalize_first_letter:
- "[51% attack](/en/developer-guide#term-51-attack) --- Developer Guide"
- "[What can an attacker with 51% of hash power do?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/658) --- Bitcoin StackExchange"
- "[Bitcoin.pdf](/en/bitcoin-paper) --- Satoshi Nakamoto (Bitcoin.org)"
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