📝 Executive Summary
Two mining pools controlling most of Ravencoin’s hashpower are building a replacement chain from before Friday’s first invalid block, putting deposits, withdrawals and payments made since then at risk of reversal.
A majority hashpower coalition on Ravencoin is building a replacement blockchain to reverse four days of transactions after an invalid block bug, putting user funds and exchange operations at risk of double-spend attacks.
Two mining pools with majority hashpower are building a replacement chain from before Friday's first invalid block, intending to roll back four days of transactions. Any transactions confirmed since then, including deposits and payments, are at risk of reversal, directly threatening the integrity of the Ravencoin network. This could lead to double-spend attacks, exchange fund losses, and a collapse of user trust, likely sending RVN/USD sharply lower.
RVN/USD is expected to drop sharply as the network's reliability is compromised, with double-spend risks and potential exchange delistings triggering panic selling.
Recovery is possible but difficult; the network must regain trust via a coordinated fix and possibly hard fork. Historical rollbacks in other chains have led to long-term reputational damage.
Holders should avoid transacting until the chain is stable and monitor communications from developers and exchanges on the resolution plan.
Two mining pools controlling most of Ravencoin’s hashpower are building a replacement chain from before Friday’s first invalid block, putting deposits, withdrawals and payments made since then at risk of reversal.
A critical block flaw produced invalid blocks starting Friday, and to fix the network, mining pools are constructing a replacement chain from before the first invalid block.
They control the majority of Ravencoin's hashpower, allowing them to build an alternative chain that, if it surpasses the current chain in proof-of-work, becomes the valid ledger.
All deposits, withdrawals, and payments confirmed since Friday's first invalid block are at risk of reversal, as they would not be included in the new chain.