๐ฅHot off the press!๐ฅ Bitcoin's testnet recently faced a "griefing attack" that led to a 3-year worth of blocks generated in just a week! ๐ฒ
- The man behind the attack? Jameson Lopp, co-founder & CSO of Casa. He's facing some heat from the Bitcoin dev community.
- Lopp called it a "trivial exploit" and defended his actions, saying he was just trying to highlight a weakness he'd previously pointed out.
The attack involved flooding the testnet with transactions, causing a surge in network activity.
- Lopp's take? It was a "free stress test" for the network. He's advocating for a reset of Bitcoin's testnet to fix the "timewarp" vulnerability.
- Not everyone's happy though. Some likened Lopp's actions to vandalism, saying it messed with open-source Bitcoin app builders' tests.
What do you think? Is Lopp a villain or a hero? Sound off in the comments! ๐ฃ๏ธ #Bitcoin #CryptoNews