Bug in Ethereum Interface Causes Inadvertent Chain Split, Chaos on Network | Crypto Craft

  • Bug in Ethereum Interface Causes Inadvertent Chain Split, Chaos on Network

    From blockworks.co

    A bug in the software that many nodes use to write data to the Ethereum network is causing a chain split in the protocol, with approximately 54% of the Ethereum nodes now inadvertently writing data to a separate parallel chain. Go Ethereum, or Geth, is software that’s used as an interface layer between everything from miners, nodes, to dApps and the Ethereum blockchain. It’s by far the most popular software of this category, used by around 75% of the world’s Ethereum nodes. image Earlier this week the team released a hotfix to plug a vulnerability, promising later that it would release details on the bug it ... (full story)

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cityRat
Aug 27, 2021 1:27pm
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Noooooo!!! The jpeg I bought of a rock for $200,000 is gone!!!!
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yieldjunkie
Aug 28, 2021 7:50am
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This seems like a pretty big deal, no? Ethereum ecosystem components where security and stability matter for the sake of the blockchain is growing faster than most want to admit.
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Trader#054E
Aug 27, 2021 2:30pm
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Lold at rock comment. “This is the future”. Im sorry jeff had one too many twinkies and failed to debug his tps reports. All your wealth is gone now
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