51% Attacks

Exchanges

What a Bitcoin ‘Reorg’ Is and What Binance Has to Do With It

The suggestion to reverse transactions on the bitcoin blockchain has caused an uproar on social media with several community members espousing such an idea is not only infeasible but reckless.

Tech  ·  8 May 2019
Security

51% Attacks for Rent : The Trouble with a Liquid Mining Market

As the global pool of hashing power grows more liquid, arbitrageurs may see a financial incentive in "rent-a-miner" attacks.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 February 2019
Ethereum Classic

The Ethereum Classic Attacker Has Sent a Bigger Message

If a permissionless blockchain doesn’t have a large enough community of users, developers and miners, its vulnerable, writes Michael J. Casey.

Tech  ·  14 January 2019
Exchanges

Exchange Says 51% Attacker Returned $100K-Worth of Ethereum Classic

Cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io said Saturday that $100,000 in ethereum classic has been returned following a recent 51-percent attack.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 January 2019
Security

This College Freshman Is Out to 51% Attack Your Cryptocurrency

A young crypto enthusiast is 51% attacking cryptocurrencies – not to steal coins – but to show people these coins are vulnerable and over-valued.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 October 2018
Mining

A Solution to Crypto’s 51% Attack? Fine Miners Before It Happens

After losing money during a 51 percent attack earlier this year, crypto project Horizen claims to have a solution to crypto's famed vulnerability.

Tech  ·  10 October 2018
Security

Blockchain’s Once-Feared 51% Attack Is Now Becoming Regular

At least five cryptocurrencies have recently been hit with a 51% attack, a vulnerability users used to scoff at.

Tech  ·  8 June 2018
51% Attacks

Verge’s Blockchain Attacks Are Worth a Sober Second Look

Privacy-oriented cryptocurrency verge has dealt with several attacks recently, displaying how difficult it is to code blockchains without exploits.

Tech  ·  5 June 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Bogeyman Cometh: Why Segwit2x Is a 51% Attack

Bitcoin startups must have the tech's best interests in mind? Entrepreneur Edan Yago argues that in the case of Segwit2x, this has proven untrue.

Tech  ·  8 November 2017
Bitcoin

As Bitcoin Halving Approaches, 51% Attack Question Resurfaces

Upcoming changes to how bitcoin incentivizes key participants have stoked fears a 51% attack could again become viable.

Tech  ·  6 July 2016
Regulation

EBA: 51% Attack Remains Bitcoin’s Biggest Problem

Bitcoin’s biggest problem is still the threat of a 51% attack, according to Dr Dirk Haubrich of the European Banking Authority (EBA).

Policy & regulation  ·  17 June 2015
Bitcoin

GHash Mining Pool Generates $250 Million in Bitcoin in One Year

Bitcoin mining pool operator GHash.io has generated roughly 400,000 BTC in just over 12 months of operation.

Business  ·  4 August 2014
Mining

The Bitcoin Mining Arms Race: GHash.io and the 51% Issue

Tensions have eased following the mining industry's summit, but we're still in an ASIC arms race, argues Jon Matonis.

Markets  ·  17 July 2014
China

CoinSummit Day Two: Mining Superpowers and the 51% Challenge

During the second day of CoinSummit in London, miners talked nomenclature while exchange operators discussed banking.

Business  ·  11 July 2014
Bitcoin

Ghash.io: We Will Never Launch a 51% Attack Against Bitcoin

CEX.IO has issued a statement addressing the mining pool's growing size and influence over bitcoin's core infrastructure.

Tech  ·  16 June 2014