Was there a Monero 51% attack today?
Holders of the world’s largest privacy coin lost over $300 million in market capitalization today after a promotional stunt dominated Monero’s proof-of-work mining network. Despite a broad rally in crypto asset prices today, Monero (XMR) lost 7% of its value over the last 24 hours over fears of a “51% attack” as small token project Qubic attempted a mining network takeover. Although the stunning hashrate displacement took many privacy advocates by surprise, the incident was planned and broadcasted in advance. Over the last two weeks, XMR has lost one-fifth of its value despite a 2% increase in crypto prices. During the past month, the coin has shed one-quarter of its market capitalization. Monero’s big new miner speaks out Protos reached out to Qubic administrators for comment via Telegram. The team was quick to deny that their well-publicized demonstration was any kind of 51% attack. “It was a takeover and demonstration” of the project’s “outsource...