Is Monero forking? It depends who you ask…
The Monero network is about to upgrade at a time when the threat of a hostile takeover for any cryptocurrency is very real — but seldom discussed to the extent that it warrants. Coins with multi-billion dollar market caps are curiously unprotected from hijack. Sure, a crypto blockchain can't be hacked — but a crypto brand? Now that's a different story
Bitcoin attack, ‘Corebleed,’ demonstrates the need for node decentralisation
At the Breaking Bitcoin Conference in Paris last weekend, speakers from around the world gave talks about breaking down the technicals of different implementations such as Segwit2x, Bitcoin Unlimited, and IOTA. The most controversial talk was given by alternative Bitcoin implementation developer, Christopher Jeffrey, who revealed to a live audience of about 200 developers, academics, and professionals in the Bitcoin space how he broke the default Bitcoin implementation, bitcoind, better known as Bitcoin Core.
Bitcoin ‘spam attack’ stressed network for at least 18 months, claims software developer
There is evidence to indicate that Bitcoin’s network has been suffering a far greater workload than needed recently, according to the developer behind the bitcoin analytics platform OXT. The French developer, Laurent, told BraveNewCoin that he is “95% confident” that the 2015 “Stress Test” and “Flood Attack” events affected the number of bitcoin transactions as recently as January 2017.
Current Bitcoin Malleability Attacks ‘A Nuisance’
What has been dubbed a ‘bitcoin malleability attack’ has been taking place over the last few days. The attack results in unconfirmed transactions, and should be of little consequence if users ignore them.
