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Monero’s $300 Comeback: Despite Reorg, Traders Burned as Shorts Go up in Smoke

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While the Monero network recently took a beating with an 18-block reorg, XMR strutted nearly 7% higher in the last 24 hours, breezing past the $300 mark. Monero’s Chain Gets Reorged, But Price Parties With Gains By 7:55 p.m. Sunday evening, right before the week kicked off, monero (XMR) was trading hands at $306 a … Read more

Monero’s Chain Hits Reverse: 18 Blocks Replaced in Deep Reorg

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Monero’s blockchain hit rewind on Sept. 14 when an 18-block chain reorganization—its deepest on record—replaced roughly 36 minutes of history and invalidated 118 previously confirmed transactions. Analysts Flag Monero’s Biggest Reorg Yet Amid Hashpower Friction Essentially, a reorg happens when a competing branch with more cumulative proof-of-work (PoW) overtakes the current one, kicking “orphaned” blocks … Read more

Monero Accelerates FCMP Upgrade After Qubic’s 51% Attack Attempt

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After concerns arose regarding a potential 51% attack by the Qubic mining pool, Monero announced on August 26 that the development of its Full-Chain Membership Proofs (FCMP) upgrade is advancing quickly, with a testnet launch expected soon. Codebase Improvements and Countermeasures Following the recent controversy over a purported 51% attack by the Qubic mining pool, … Read more

What Is a Blockchain Reorg and Why It Matters

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Blockchain reorganizations, where networks discard recent blocks to follow a longer chain, have exposed weaknesses in proof-of-work (PoW) systems, highlighted by Monero’s August 2025 ordeal and earlier disruptions across other blockchains. Decoding Chain Reorgs A blockchain reorganization, or reorg, happens when a chain of blocks is abandoned in favor of a competing version with greater … Read more