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A Qubic core developer, CFB, has an ongoing campaign disclosed as an intention to dominate Monero’s hashrate, active since May 2025.

Respected names from the Monero community have called it a “PR stunt” to bring fear, uncertainty, and doubt related to XMR, arguing there are no real risks.

Orphan blocks are normal occurrences for proof-of-work blockchains, but the five recently spotted events display atypical signs.

Between Aug. 6 and 7, the Monero network had five orphan blocks in approximately 24 hours, measured within the last 720 blocks. This event raised some alerts after a post by Qubic’s core developer, CFB, i ndirectly claimed responsibility for these occurrences. XMR is one of the leading privacy-focused cryptocurrencies in the market.

Orphan blocks happen when

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