Monero Developers Explore ‘Publish or Perish’ Proposal to Combat Qubic Attacks
Monero is facing a selfish mining attack from the Qubic Pool, led by Sergey Ivancheglo. Core developers are exploring mitigation strategies to counter this threat.
The "Publish or Perish" proposal, gaining traction within the Monero community, aims to make selfish mining less profitable. Key points include:
- Two sub-proposals: a soft fork and a hard fork.
- The soft fork introduces a "late block" concept to penalize delayed block broadcasts, addressing stealth mining tactics.
- The hard fork includes Reward Splitting to reduce economic incentives for selfish miners.
Dan Dadybayo from Unstoppable Wallet emphasized the importance of maintaining a secure mining process as one pool currently controls about 33% of the hashrate, which increases the risk of selfish mining.
Recent discussions among developers included the potential shift to a hybrid chain with proof-of-stake, though concerns were raised about its impact on early adopters.
As for the market, Monero (XMR) is trading below $260, down approximately 20% from July 2025 levels amidst ongoing attacks. A recent trend in Google searches for "privacy coins" may indicate growing interest in Monero's privacy features.