“This reorg is not an indicator of a flawed fork choice, but a non-trivial segmentation of updated vs out of date client software” suggested Core Ethereum developer Preston Van Loon. Ahead of the…
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Monero (XMR), the privacy-centered coin, has recently experienced a significant event in its network. According to reports, Monero suffered an 18-block reorganization, in which 117 to 118 transactions were invalidated over about 40 minutes. Notably, this unusual incident has raised concerns, particularly about the effects of outside hashrate and the…
Key Highlights Bitcoin researcher Jonas Nick highlighted Compact Shielded CSV, drawing attention to its approach to reducing on-chain transaction data. The proposed design records 96 bytes of hashes for a single-input transaction, while transaction proofs and signatures remain off-chain. A mechanism called a degriefer is designed to help distinguish legitimate…