Qubic Appears to Have Executed 51% Attack on Monero — Recovery Prospects Limited
I report that the Qubic mining pool appears to have successfully carried out a 51% attack against Monero (XMR), according to Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet. He explained that a 51% attack occurs when a single actor controls more than half of a cryptocurrency network's hashpower, allowing them to dominate the network.
Guillemet noted that Monero, launched in 2014 and often categorized as a privacy-focused 'darkcoin', has been delisted from many exchanges. He said Qubic's mining pool has been accumulating hash rate for months and now controls most of the network. This morning a large chain reorganization was detected; while Qubic paid significant costs, it has effectively become the sole remaining mining pool. Guillemet assessed that Monero's prospects for recovery are limited.
Cos, founder of blockchain security firm SlowMist, also advised that related platforms should be alert to potential threats. The Monero community, however, had announced at the end of last month that they had repelled a previous 51% attempt by Qubic. As of now, XMR ranks 30th by crypto market capitalization and is trading at $256.94, down 7.44% in the last 24 hours according to CoinMarketCap.
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