Leaderboard
1388All-time rank
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Vertcoin
Dec 2, 2019
$29
Lost
$29
Recovered
$0
Net loss
$29
Unrecovered0% recovered
Vertcoin suffered a second 51% attack on December 1, 2019, with 603 VTC blocks replaced by 553 attacker-controlled blocks in a deep blockchain reorganization. Five double-spent outputs worth approximately 125 VTC (~$29) were redirected to the attacker.
5-1 BTC despite the attack being financially unprofitable; Bittrex suspended withdrawals during the attack.
- Target
- Other
- Classification
- Key Compromise
- Technique
- Validator Key Compromised
- Attribution
- Unknown
- Chains
Vertcoin
Event timeline
- Dec 2, 2019Exploit executed — $29 drained via validator key compromised
- Attributed to Unknown
- Recovery status Unrecovered 0%