If I want to bootstrap my node and I join a network where 2/3 of the nodes present a newly-created (false) transaction history, and the remaining nodes present the original transaction history, how would I be able to tell which chain to follow without trusted/special nodes?
In other words, the plan of attack wouldn’t be altering the current chain (which indeed would require owning coins on it, because of proof-of-stake), but rather presenting a completely different chain to new nodes with a 2/3 node majority.
In other words, the plan of attack wouldn’t be altering the current chain (which indeed would require owning coins on it, because of proof-of-stake), but rather presenting a completely different chain to new nodes with a 2/3 node majority.