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Bitcoin Gold 51% attack

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Incident Overview

Bitcoin Gold was 51% attacked by an unknown attacker. This type of attack allows an attacker to manipulate the blockchain ledger that records transactions. During the attack, 388,000 BTG (worth approximately US$18 million) was stolen from several cryptocurrency exchanges. After the team refused to help pay for some of the losses, Bitcoin Gold was subsequently delisted from Bittrex.

Sources & References

Original incident referencehttps://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-gold-hit-by-double-spend-attack-exchanges-lose-millions (opens in a new tab)

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