13 August 20268 min read
The KAWPOW exploit, explained without the jargon
On 7 August 2026 a self-described security researcher forged Ravencoin blocks without doing the mining work, and tested it live on mainnet. The network split, roughly 4,300 to 5,800 blocks and about 3 to 4 days of history were cut away, and the majority of hashrate chose the cleanest possible restart. Here's what broke, the numbers behind it, the fix, and the trade-offs that came with it.
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