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Posted on September 29, 2015 by Daniel Larimer.

The reason proof of work is considered secure is because it is more profitable to join the honest network than to attempt to attack it. The more money you can earn mining for the honest chain, the more costly it becomes to produce an alternative chain. At the core of this security is the concept that all actors pursue profit first and that any rational attack will only occur if it is profitable to do so.