Bitcoin Resilience

Bitcoin has demonstrated remarkable resilience, enough to survive even an extreme scenario such as the simultaneous damage of 90% of the undersea cables connecting the world. This resilience is fundamental for a decentralized network that aspires to operate without a single point of failure.

Remaining Vulnerabilities

Despite this infrastructural robustness, Bitcoin remains vulnerable to targeted attacks. The network's resilience does not imply immunity to direct threats to its integrity or its consensus mechanism. Bitcoin's security depends on multiple factors, including the robustness of its code and the geographical distribution of nodes.

General Context

The Bitcoin network, by its distributed nature, is designed to tolerate partial failures. Its reliance on a global communication infrastructure, such as undersea cables, still represents a potential point of vulnerability, although the study highlights a surprising ability to recover even in catastrophic events.