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Litecoin’s official account confirmed on Saturday afternoon that a zero-day bug triggered a denial-of-service attack against major mining pools, leading to a 13-block chain reorganization that reversed invalid transactions before they could settle on the main chain. Key Takeaways: Litecoin confirmed a zero-day bug hit major mining pools on April 25, 2026, enabling invalid MWEB … Read more
Bitcoin recorded a rare two-block chain reorganization on Monday, quickly resolving a brief split between major mining pools without disrupting users or funds. Foundry USA Extends Lead in Bitcoin Reorg Race The event unfolded around block height 941880 on March 23, when competing blocks were mined nearly simultaneously, creating a temporary fork between chains led … Read more
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 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
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
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