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by chezelenkoooo 1086 days ago
I think you're thinking of blockchain
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No, the problem also applies to Tor. If a malicious actor controls large parts of the network, there is a high probability that the attacker controls your entire circuit or at least your entry and exit node.

In the latter case, you can do timing attacks to determine which traffic on the exit node belongs to whom on the entry node.

Sybil attacks are more general than just in cryptocurrencies. They actually apply to Tor as well, just not to _this_ part of Tor.