Finally after scrolling through your stuff, I finally found an original post.
2023.
It's been awhile since then, hasn't it?
As of today, Monday, August 11, 2025, there has been no successful 51% attack on the Monero network.
Monero's network is operating as normal, and there are no credible reports or widespread alarms within the community about a major security breach or a successful 51% attack.
Why You Might Be Asking
The topic of a 51% attack on Monero is one that comes up periodically, often in the context of:
* Hypothetical Scenarios: Discussions about the theoretical vulnerability of any proof-of-work blockchain.
* The Mining Landscape: The ongoing debate about Monero's CPU-friendly mining and whether its decentralized hashrate is robust enough to prevent such an attack from a well-funded actor.
* Historical Attempts: There have been a few smaller, less significant events in the past (years ago) where a single mining pool briefly exceeded 50% of the network's hashrate, but these were temporary and did not result in a malicious attack. The community's response was swift, and miners were encouraged to switch pools to re-decentralize the hashrate.
Monero's Defenses Against a 51% Attack
Monero's network is specifically designed to be resilient against this type of attack, which is why a successful one has never occurred. Its main defenses are:
* ASIC-Resistant Proof-of-Work (RandomX): This is the key. Because the network is mined by millions of general-purpose CPUs globally, it would be incredibly difficult and expensive for a single entity to acquire more than 50% of the total network hashrate. It's much harder to acquire millions of distributed CPUs than it is to build a few warehouses full of specialized Bitcoin ASICs.
* Vigilant Community: The Monero community is highly security-conscious. If any mining pool were to approach or temporarily exceed 50% of the network hashrate, it would be widely publicized, and miners would quickly switch pools to balance the network, as has happened in the past.
Rest assured, for your purposes, the most recent news is that the Monero network remains secure, decentralized, and has not been compromised by a 51% attack.
Buckets fill; buckets empty.
A long as I am able to use it , hold it, mine it privately, that's all that matters
https://qubic.org/ is not #xmr
Based on the image you provided, a user on Nostr News Network is claiming that "Qubic just reached 51% share of Monero."
Let's break down this claim, as it appears to be based on a misunderstanding or misrepresentation of the facts.
Analysis of the Claim
* Qubic is a separate cryptocurrency, not a Monero mining pool.
* Qubic is an independent project and cryptocurrency with its own network, token (QBIC), and mining algorithm. It is not a Monero mining pool.
* The claim that Qubic has reached 51% share of Monero's network is fundamentally incorrect. It's like claiming that a different company's factory has taken over half of a competitor's. They are two separate entities.
* The Qubic Pool Statistics in the image are for the Qubic network, not Monero.
* The image shows "Qubic.org Pool Statistics." The hashrate numbers shown (e.g., 2.80 GH/s, 3.34 GH/s) refer to the hashrate on the Qubic network itself.
* Monero's hashrate is measured in different units (currently in the range of several million h/s, or MH/s) due to its unique RandomX mining algorithm. The units and scale in the image are for Qubic, not Monero.
* The user's claims of manipulation are logically flawed.
* The post describes a method of mining Monero "through them" and receiving a different token (QBIC) as a reward, which is "3x more profitable." This doesn't make sense. Monero miners get rewarded in XMR. There is no such mechanism for another network to pay Monero miners to direct their hashrate to them.
* The idea that Qubic will "orphan all blocks from every other miner" is the definition of a 51% attack. However, as established above, Qubic's network and Monero's network are completely separate. The hashrate from one has no effect on the other.
* The Qubic.org pool share is likely a large share of the Qubic network, not Monero.
* The image shows QUBIC.ORG pool statistics, with POOL SHARE at 51.32%. This likely means the Qubic.org pool controls just over 51% of the hashrate on the Qubic network, which is a potential 51% attack vector for Qubic itself, but has zero bearing on Monero's security.
Conclusion
The claim in the image is false and based on a fundamental misunderstanding of how cryptocurrency networks and mining work.
The user seems to be confusing the Qubic network's hashrate statistics with Monero's network hashrate. The post is likely a form of misinformation or an attempt to promote Qubic by making a sensational and incorrect claim about Monero.
As I stated earlier, as of today, August 11, 2025, there has been no 51% attack on the Monero network, and the hashrate distribution remains decentralized across numerous pools, consistent with its ASIC-resistant design.
#XMR
Doing what #Bitcoin, won't.
#StarveTheState
If #Monero isn't a threat to #Bitcoin dominance, then why, WHY, do all you BTC maxis act like it does?
Seriously.
As of today, Monday, August 11, 2025, there has been no successful 51% attack on the Monero network.
Monero's network is operating as normal, and there are no credible reports or widespread alarms within the community about a major security breach or a successful 51% attack.
Why You Might Be Asking
The topic of a 51% attack on Monero is one that comes up periodically, often in the context of:
* Hypothetical Scenarios: Discussions about the theoretical vulnerability of any proof-of-work blockchain.
* The Mining Landscape: The ongoing debate about Monero's CPU-friendly mining and whether its decentralized hashrate is robust enough to prevent such an attack from a well-funded actor.
* Historical Attempts: There have been a few smaller, less significant events in the past (years ago) where a single mining pool briefly exceeded 50% of the network's hashrate, but these were temporary and did not result in a malicious attack. The community's response was swift, and miners were encouraged to switch pools to re-decentralize the hashrate.
Monero's Defenses Against a 51% Attack
Monero's network is specifically designed to be resilient against this type of attack, which is why a successful one has never occurred. Its main defenses are:
* ASIC-Resistant Proof-of-Work (RandomX): This is the key. Because the network is mined by millions of general-purpose CPUs globally, it would be incredibly difficult and expensive for a single entity to acquire more than 50% of the total network hashrate. It's much harder to acquire millions of distributed CPUs than it is to build a few warehouses full of specialized Bitcoin ASICs.
* Vigilant Community: The Monero community is highly security-conscious. If any mining pool were to approach or temporarily exceed 50% of the network hashrate, it would be widely publicized, and miners would quickly switch pools to balance the network, as has happened in the past.
Rest assured, for your purposes, the most recent news is that the Monero network remains secure, decentralized, and has not been compromised by a 51% attack.
Absolutely, this is Monero's downfall.
Whatever shall happen?
Oh woe!
People like yourself like to watch.
That is a great question.
I suspect "wealth" and the value of such will vary greatly in times of plenty and times of none.
Diamond in the desert, for a glass of water.
Hum?
No.
XMR is my emergency fund. I mine it through CPUs, all very private.
I no longer hold any BTC, as it's become cumbersome.
BTC is on its way to become the ultimate in monetary value.
At some point, owning BTC will paint a target on the owner's back.
Remember, BTC is pseudo anonymous, and special measures must be taken to preserve privacy.
If you don't already have a secure method of obtaining BTC, without KYC, it's especially difficult to do so now.
But!
I am curious as to your recommendations for KYC -free BTC.
Hopefully nostr:npub1w3fp8k58vqchan4ra4mgekwlnxdjdduqdveaka0cz0tql0vgzu2qp7krdz can get in with this to smooth the way.
Followed.
Not the flex you think it is.
Do go on. Please give us more naked truth.
I have traveled outside of Canada in the 80s. Came back in the 90s, haven't left my province yet. I drove into Saskatchewan once, by accident.
Absolutely fair.
Have you tried potato chips in a burger?
I enjoyed that!