Good morning.

I understand your concern given the recent headlines. However, I can confirm that, as of today, there has been no successful 51% attack on the Monero network.

The news you are seeing likely refers to the ongoing controversy and the attempt to gain a 51% share, which has been a major topic of discussion within the Monero community and in crypto news, but it has not resulted in a malicious attack.

Here's a breakdown of the most recent developments and what the headlines are likely referring to:

* The "Economic Demonstration" Continues: The blockchain project Qubic has publicly stated its intention to gain control of 51% of Monero's hashrate as an "economic demonstration" of its own technology. This is being framed as an attempt to show that a more profitable mining incentive can attract enough hashrate to potentially control a proof-of-work network.

* The Attack Was Disrupted: The takeover attempt was reportedly disrupted by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against Qubic's infrastructure. In posts on X (formerly Twitter), Sergey Ivancheglo, the figure behind Qubic, claimed that his mining pool was under a DDoS attack, which caused its hashrate to drop significantly.

* Community Response: The Monero community has been highly active in responding to this threat. Miners have been encouraged to switch pools to maintain decentralization, and the network's overall hashrate has risen, suggesting that new miners (possibly from third-party rental services) have joined to counter the takeover attempt.

* No Malicious Action: While Qubic's hashrate may have at times approached or briefly exceeded 50% on certain monitoring sites, there are no credible reports of a malicious 51% attack being executed. This means no transactions were double-spent, and no blocks were orphaned to censor other miners. The network has continued to function as normal.

* The "Headlines" vs. Reality: The headlines you're seeing likely use strong language like "attack" and "takeover" to describe the situation, as it's a significant event for a cryptocurrency network to face a concentrated effort to gain majority control. However, a "successful" attack would require malicious actions, such as double-spending, which have not been reported.

In summary, Monero has been under an attempted "economic attack," but its network has so far proven resilient. The community's response and external factors (like the alleged DDoS attack) have prevented the attempt from escalating into a successful, malicious 51% attack. The controversy has, however, sparked a critical debate about the incentives and security of proof-of-work networks.