Monero (XMR) developers and pool operators are weighing a swift, software-level response to last week’s hashrate shock after the Qubic mining pool claimed it had briefly dominated the network and triggered a six-block reorganization. Former Monero lead maintainer Riccardo Spagni proposed deploying “detective mining,” a pool-side strategy he says can neutralize selfish-mining attacks without a hard fork. “A proposal to make Monero completely resilient to selfish-mining attacks, no protocol changes needed,” Spagni wrote, linking to a new Monero Research Lab issue that outlines the approach.

Qubic’s campaign culminated on Aug. 12 with public statements that it had surpassed 51% of Monero’s hashrate and “successfully reorganiz[ed] the blockchain,” part of what the project billed as a live “

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