Privacy coin flaw risks endless token creation, leaving node operators with a deadline in hours to fix it
At block 1,371,000, v0.14.18.0 restores multi-input private spending and makes older software incompatible. The post Privacy coin flaw risks endless token creation, leaving node operators with a deadline in hours to fix…
The Firo hard fork was 153 blocks away from activation early Friday, leaving wallet users and network operators only hours to install software that repairs an August vulnerability in the privacy coin’s Spark transaction system. The chain reached block 1,370,847 at 1:45:47 a.m. UTC on Sept. 4. The fork activates at block 1,371,000, which Firo estimated would arrive around 10 a.m. UTC. The block height, not the clock, determines when the new rules begin. Firo said wallet users, full-node and masternode operators, miners, exchanges and other service providers should upgrade to v0.14.18.0 before…
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