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Analysis Reveals Possible 51% Attacks by Satoshi on Bitcoin in Early 2009

DIGIT — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:30:07 +0000

A social media post by an X account named “Wicked” presents claims that Satoshi Nakamoto may have conducted 51% attacks on the Bitcoin blockchain in May 2009. Wicked speculated that Satoshi likely tested these attacks early on to understand their potential impact on the network. Claims Surface Suggesting Satoshi Nakamoto Tested 51% Attacks on Bitcoin […]

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An Unknown Miner Commands More Than 51% of BSV’s Hashpower, Consecutive Strings of Empty Blocks Makes Chain Unreliable

DIGIT — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 14:00:25 +0000

A single miner has managed to overtake a large portion of the Bitcoinsv (Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision) blockchain capturing more than 80% of the hashrate on October 17. Today, the unknown miner’s hashpower commands around 54% of the Bitcoinsv’s computational power and during the last seven days, the stealth miner captured 64.5%. Unknown Hashpower Captured 64% […]

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Ethereum’s Beacon Network Deals With a 7-Block Chain Reorganization

DIGIT — Thu, 26 May 2022 14:00:54 +0000

On May 25, seven blocks were reorganized on Ethereum’s Beacon chain at 8:55:23 a.m. (UTC) at block height 3,887,075 all the way to block 3,887,081. The reorganization was discovered by Martin Köppelmann who noted the “current attestation strategy of nodes should be reconsidered to hopefully result in a more stable chain.” Ethereum’s Beacon Chain Reorgs […]

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An In Depth Look at Bitcoin’s First Chain Split: Satoshi Helps Reverse the Creation of 184 Billion BTC

DIGIT — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 13:30:37 +0000

Since January 3, 2009, the Bitcoin network has been functional for 99.98662952015% of the time. However, the protocol has had a few hiccups along the way and on a few occasions, the chain split into two. Most people are well aware of the Bitcoin Cash split that took place on August 1, 2017, but the […]

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Bitcoinsv Chain Suffers 51% Attack: Analyst Claims BSV Network Experienced a 100-Block Reorg

DIGIT — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:30:47 +0000

Reports show that the Bitcoinsv blockchain suffered from a 51% attack on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, as the founder of Blockchair, Nikita Zhavoronkov explained the network endured a 100 block reorg “wiping out 570k transactions.” Onchain Observers Witness a Deep Bitcoinsv Reorg The Bitcoinsv (BSV) network has been having issues lately following problems the protocol […]

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Blockchain ‘Immutability’ Dispute Sparked by Ethereum Request for Reorg Contract

DIGIT — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:00:04 +0000

Just recently, a software developer and “Solidity nerd” called Bunny Girl has sparked heated conversations within the cryptocurrency community over a smart contract that reveals a process called a “Request For Reorg contract (RFR).” On Twitter, Bunny Girl explained that the contract “creates a mechanism that allows users to pay miners to reorg the Ethereum […]

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Privacy Coin Verge Suffers Third 51% Attack, Analysis Shows 200 Days of XVG Transactions Erased

DIGIT — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:00:58 +0000

According to various reports, the cryptocurrency network Verge has suffered a 51% attack that led to a massive 560,000+ block reorganization. Analysts believe the Verge network attack could be the deepest blockchain reorganization (reorg) in history with roughly 200 days worth of verge transactions wiped. Reports Show Verge Network Experienced a Massive 560,000+ Blocks Reorg […]

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Verge of disaster: 200 days transactions wiped from blockchain

DIGIT — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 02:21:20 +0000

Verge has been hit by a huge blockchain reorganization, resulting in more than six months worth of transactions and balances vanishing. However, devs claim it can be fixed.

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Slow and Empty Blocks With a Mysterious Message – ABC’s New Chain Off to a Rocky Start

DIGIT — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 19:15:28 +0000

On November 15, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash blockchain experienced a network upgrade and a bifurcation of the chain as well. While the Bitcoin Cash network continued on smoothly, the ABC pro infrastructure funding plan (IFP) side of the chain had a rocky and extremely slow start. Since the 15th, the nameless ABC chain has seen […]

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Bitcoin’s Software Has Been Rolled Back Before

DIGIT — Thu, 09 May 2019 21:35:22 +0000

When Binance lost $40 million to hackers this week, the crypto community discussed reorganizing the chain after it was suggested by a developer from MIT. Many people were upset by this proposition, declaring that there was no way a coordinated effort with miners could be pulled off. However, most bitcoiners don’t seem to remember that […]

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