# Gavin Andresen
# 2014-11-12 18:34:36
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=176684.msg9522635#msg9522635

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You are wrong. @p{par}

Example that should make it clear: @p{par}

Honest miner with 50% hash power:  will mine 6 blocks every two hours (on average). Rest of the network will mine the other 6 blocks. @p{par}

Attacking miner with 50% hash power: will mine 6 blocks every four hours (on average), because they refuse to build on anybody else's blocks. @p{par}

Result: if the attacker is the longest chain, they'll get half as many BTC as honest mining (if they are unlucky and are not the longest chain, they'll get zero). @p{par}

If they could keep up the attack for a full month until difficulty adjusts then they'll start making what they would have been making if they were honest.