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Wonder how much time until FTC is dead at btc-e.

We have lots of orphan blocks created by the attacker. The network is not running two version of the block chain as some people believe. Clients see one chain with a fair few orphan blocks after the attack. Our orphans are a result of an attack no doubt but these things do occur naturally. Some of the faster block chain manage to generate huge orphan chain.

Rolling back would be very hard to achieve and would be incredibly damaging to the coin. There was over 4000BTC volume on Feathercoin at BTC-e. I doubt you could convince them that we need to roll back.

I imagine that the attacker would take great delight watching someone try to rollback a coin after they attacked it and would endeavour to attack it again to make all efforts fruitless. Rolling back is not a practical or sensible solution for this situation.

We are investigating technical solutions that everyone can use. In the short term we are safe guarded by the large hash power coming to Feathercoin. The Feathercoin source code has been updated to include new checkpoint to make sure that none of are subsequent work after the attacks can be challenged. You can get the updated client from the Official Feathercoin website.

Official Feathercoin Website (http://www.feathercoin.com)

If there are no split forks, how come transactions are 'lost' even after >200 confirmations?

Welcome to my world.

Dear Mr Bushstar.

cryptoexplorer, wemineftc, coinotron - those are on a different chains than BTC-E .

No one got their coins. The chain is still forked or completely fckd.

     

+100000000000

you can add BigVerns fcpoool to that list too.

*grabs popcorn*

FTC isn't 51ed and an updated client is available.
http://forum.feathercoin.com/index.php?topic=1525.0

SO yes, it was successfully 51%'ed.

*hides in closet*

You know what else is very damaging to the coin?  Not rolling back.  FTC's reputation is on the line

You see if you allow the attacking chain to persist then the attack wins.  It also sends a message to all other potential attackers that your coin network condones this behavior.  Which means FTC will get attacked again.  FTC will lose hashing power in the future and will be ripe for another attack based on this attack and response I refuse to mine FTC and I'm sure there are others.  Coinchoose has already delisted FTC and I expect that other services will do the same in time.

FTC is broken if you don't fix it then the block chain will have this attack in its history and FTCs future as a potential currency will forever be tarnished.

it is ironic when I see people trying to comfort their selves about what is happening!! it is a huge problem, you are just so ignorant, or the new FTC pump made you risk everything for nothing, unbelievable !!!!

it's greed, I'm sure that the developers or the few insiders that hold FTC don't want the chain fixed.

Are you the infamous BitcoinEXpress that threatened Litecoin with a 51% attack all that time ago and ended up crashing the market? I though you went into hiding.

Anyway yes, undoing all that trade over the last couple of days to spite an attacker would be very damaging. Check the block chain explorer if you want to see the chain that everyone is using, orphans can be viewed there two, you can verify that the orphans are incorporated into the blockchain and are not left running out there. If there were multiple version then miners would not have seen orphan blocks on the pools, they would have showed as genuine on the fork. Fork did not happen, orphans happened. I hope this is clear to you know.

Please keep misinformation to the trollbox. It is a shame to see BitcoinTalk slowly turn into a troll sanctuary :)


I am not sure what BTC-e are doing. I have never been able to make contact with them. They may be suspending their daemons and double checking everything manually before updating. They are a major target and I'm sure they are doing everything they can to safe guard themselves. I would like them to be a bit more upfront about things as we are left guessing.

Don't roll back the chain = Feathercoin stuffed.
Do roll back the chain = Feathercoin stuffed.

WHo the fuck are you to go around 51% coins....

You are some type of extreme low life that needs to get a girlfriend...

WHy dont u just go fuck yourself... It did seem rather urgent how u wanted to get a roll back so you could bath in your misguided belief of  power in ones deeds ...in reality you are a no nothing punk who could never create anything... all u can do is smash windows and write graffitti on the walls...gee that took sooo much skill !!!

U are pathetic...and also evil ...u must be so happy and have soooo many friends that you resort to this type of behaviour

Good luck lonely boy.... somebody not even a mother could love !

Conspiracy time:

Could it be that BitcoinExpress 51%'ed FTC, got to BTC-e and sold all of his coins?
Could it be that he now wants the rollback, so he essentially can double-spend the coins he already spent at BTC-e again?

I'm not saying anything like that happened, I'm just asking questions. [/cartman]

Still if you roll back, the attacker essentialy gets the chance to spend all his coins once more.

As bushstar has said and is there for everyone to see the chain is fine (some orphans but fine)

What is and what has happened is now the block chain....

There are not 2 forks as some low lifes are trying to sell for their own motives

I have always wondered cua bono?

and I think the source of this attack maybe be closer to home....a long game could be being played which may also explain ftc support on btc-e despite this cluster fk.....nothing like a high volume pet coin....

Yeah right ... also what a tosser..we can see who u are.... we dont need you to sign off as well..

~(<YY>)~

BCX = Tosser

maybe maybe not

he is providing a real world simulation of a 51%, useful info.

never got close to 51% attack read feathercoin forums plus its all fixed anyway in their new client update so people should update and read. And not post THUD lol

http://forum.feathercoin.com/index.php?topic=1525.0

Good riddance.

awwww...  BitchcoinEXpress is afraid of losing his shitcoins and wants a rollback... How cute is that!? ::)

what a twat

Congratulations FTC community  8)

Yawn, the attack finished about 15 hours ago I think that was when the last string of orphans was reported.

There has also been a FTC client release 0.6.4.1 with checkpoints added that I suggest you grab.


This is a troll thread, sounds more like the opposition in an election campaign speech, more than a genuine concern.

Obviously BitcoinEXpress is trying to spread FUD as this is the second thread he has started on the topic now.

so do we grab release 0.6.4.1a or 0.6.4.1b?  ;D

LOL I remember this one, he was a legend, I forgot his name thought, in 2003 when war in Iraq was at the peak the guy show up on TV to tell that everything is under control and that there is nothing going on. good example for this situation.

There isn't an a or b.

Perhaps you should mine CNC and leave FTC to the adults.

dude my digital watch could 51% FTC

... oh what joy... there is ONLY self benifit involved in his motives

spare me the white hat hacker bullshit !!

 So that was it then the so called 51% ,  it was all a failure ?

wow - BitcoinExpress and all the other BTC must be rubbing one out ?

or not maybe ?

the price is high and nothing happened.

and now I and many others are interested in mining it . 

What team are you guys working for ?

Seriously you need a performance review .