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Viperatech Launches Preorders for Bitmain Antminer X5 Monero Miner, Paving the Way for a New Era in Crypto Mining

Viperatech, a major player in the cryptocurrency mining industry, today announced the opening of preorders for the much-awaited Bitmain Antminer X5 Monero (XMR) Miner. The new hardware aims to usher ...
CoinTelegraph

Monero takeover disrupted by alleged DDoS attack on Qubic mining pool

Update (Aug. 4, 2025, at 1:50 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add commentary by XMRig developer Sergei Chernykh. A mining pool behind an attempted 51% takeover of Monero is reportedly under ...
CoinDesk

Monero’s 51% Attack Problem: Inside Qubic’s Controversial Network Takeover

Monero, the leading privacy-focused cryptocurrency, is facing one of the most serious security challenges in its history. Qubic, a project led by IOTA co-founder Sergey Ivancheglo, says it now ...
CoinTelegraph

51% attack on Monero prompts proposal to overhaul consensus mechanism

Several solutions have been proposed to bolster Monero’s proof-of-work consensus mechanism to prevent 51% attacks on the network. Dash’s ChainLocks uses “randomly selected masternodes” to reach a ...
CoinDesk

Qubic Claims Majority Control of Monero Hashrate, Raising 51% Attack Fears

Qubic, a project led by former IOTA co-founder Sergey Ivancheglo, says it has secured more than 51% of Monero’s global hashrate, a milestone that, if true, gives it the ability to reorganize blocks, ...