News with the tag "Bitcoin Testnet"

In a recent development within the Bitcoin community, a griefing attack on the Bitcoin testnet has triggered a heated debate among developers and enthusiasts alike. The incident, attributed to Jameson Lopp, has drawn both condemnation and defense from various stakeholders. The Incident Unfolds Follo...

Jameson Lopp, a prominent figure in the Bitcoin community, deliberately “griefed” one of Bitcoin’s testnets by generating three years’ worth of blocks in a single week to highlight a vulnerability, sparking outrage among fellow Bitcoin developers. Using just 20 lines of code and about $1 worth of el...

That “someone” — Bitcoiner Jameson Lopp — argues he was championing a much-needed fix to one of Bitcoin’s testnets.