Recent reports indicate that a 51% attack has been carried out on the BitcoinCash (BCH) blockchain, where two mining pools decided to reverse several transactions confirmed by another miner. From the start, it is important to mention that this is not an ill-willed attack, meant to take control over the BCH blockchain, but rather an…
Since its release in 2009, Bitcoin Core has dealt with several software bugs, yet only a few have been deemed as serious and high-risk. Recent reports indicate that a bug which essentially allowed anyone interested to crash the entire Bitcoin network has just been patched. With this in mind, the bug in question has been described…