When Miners and Validators Go Rogue: Some Bad Cases

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/when-miners-and-validators-go-rogue-some-bad-cases . When miners or validators go rogue, blockchains can face takeovers and attacks. Let's see some bad cases about this. Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3 . You can also check exclusive content about #crypto-mining , #crypto-staking , #51-percent-attack , #crypto-attacks , #steemit , #obyte , #ethereum-classic , #good-company , and more. This story was written by: @obyte . Learn more about this writer by checking @obyte's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Most distributed ledgers have some middlemen, especially as miners and “validators,” and they can go rogue, sometimes. This means they can do a certain number of things against freedom and fairness, including double-spending funds or completely destroying a network, in the worst scenarios.