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Security Incident · Blockchain

Verge 51% attack

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Incident Overview

The privacy coin Verge (XVG) underwent a reorganization of 560,000 blockchains after a 51% attack on Monday. Lucas Nuzzi of CoinMetrics stated that the history of token transactions over 200 days has been deleted.

Sources & References

Original incident referencehttps://news.bitcoin.com/privacy-coin-verge-third-51-attack-200-days-xvg-transactions-erased/ (opens in a new tab)

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