🛡️ How Should Monero Respond to Repeated Attacks?

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Following Qubic’s repeated reorgs, Monero developers are weighing emergency solutions such as DNS checkpoints to block malicious forks.

The trade-off: While this could prevent further disruptions, it risks centralizing Monero’s network — undermining the very ethos of the project.

Past proposals included merge mining with Bitcoin, specialized hardware, or ChainLocks-style defenses, but none have been implemented.

Security researchers warn that unless the issue is addressed, Monero will remain vulnerable to 51% attacks.