Tag: 51% Attack
Bitcoin Gold Suffers Its 2nd and 3rd 51 Percent Attacks Over Two Years
Bitcoin Gold (BTG) was victimized over the weekend when malicious miners overtook its blockchain as a means of performing a 51 percent attack. A 51…
Someone Performed a Very Unprofitable 51% Attack on Vertcoin
After experiencing a nasty 51 percent attack roughly one year ago, Vertcoin has been subjected to another such attack on its blockchain. Vertcoin: The Victim…
Bitcoin ABC Post-Fork Update Compromises Network
A software update pushed out by Bitcoin ABC after the Bitcoin Cash hard fork is reported to have included a vulnerability that puts the network…
Bittrex to Delist Bitcoin Gold (BTG) Amid Compensation Dispute Over $18M Hack
Bittrex has announced that it will be delisting Bitcoin Gold (BTG) from its platform. The US-based cryptocurrency exchange says the spate of hacks suffered by…
Litecoin Cash 51% Attack Highlights Insecurity of Smaller PoW Coins
There is plenty of controversy in the world of cryptocurrency. New coins and hard forks of existing currencies pose some security problems. In the case…
Performing a 51% Attack Against Overhyped Altcoins is Relatively Cheap
There are many concerns to take into account when dealing with cryptocurrency. One of the bigger threats to date is the 51% attack. Some websites…
