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kpcyrd | 4 months ago

The partial collision is easy to verify but hard to generate, consensus is defined as "longest chain is the source of truth". If some p2p node can present you a longer chain you switch your source of truth to that one.

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dollylambda|4 months ago

In terms of Bitcoin consensus, it is actually the chain with the most work, not the longest chain.

amitav1|4 months ago

Isn't the longest chain assumed to be the chain with the most work? Not an expert.