{"id":71668,"date":"2026-04-26T22:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/litecoin-x-account-tells-critics-to-stay-on-the-shallow-end-after-13-block-reorg\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T22:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:28:22","slug":"litecoin-x-account-tells-critics-to-stay-on-the-shallow-end-after-13-block-reorg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/litecoin-x-account-tells-critics-to-stay-on-the-shallow-end-after-13-block-reorg\/","title":{"rendered":"Litecoin X Account Tells Critics to &#8216;Stay on the Shallow End&#8217; After 13-Block Reorg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Litecoin\u2019s network suffered a 13-block reorg on April 25, 2026, due to a reported exploit of an MWEB zero-day bug, according to the team\u2019s testimony.<\/li>\n<li>Github commits show Litecoin devs patched the MWEB flaw privately in March 2026, 37 days before the exploit hit.<\/li>\n<li>Litecoin\u2019s @litecoin X account told critics to \u201cstay on the shallow end,\u201d drawing hundreds of hostile replies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Litecoin X Account Mocks Critics After Network Reorg<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/litecoin-confirms-zero-day-bug-caused-13-block-reorg-network-patched-and-stable\/\">The reorg<\/a> covered roughly 32 minutes of chain history. According to the Litecoin team\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/litecoin\/status\/2048135554445832542?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">take on the matter<\/a>, there was an exploitation of a zero-day bug in the MWEB layer to launch a denial-of-service attack against major mining pools. Non-updated <span>nodes<\/span> accepted invalid MWEB transactions, which allowed attackers to peg out coins to third-party <span>decentralized exchange<\/span> ( <span>DEX<\/span>) platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Mining pools reportedly coordinated a defensive reorg over approximately three hours to reverse those invalid transactions. No valid transactions were lost. Litecoin\u2019s official account posted this summary on April 25:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cA zero-day bug caused a DoS attack that disrupted major mining pools. Non-updated mining <span>nodes<\/span> allowed an invalid MWEB transaction allowing them to peg out coins to third party <span>DEX<\/span>\u2019s. A 13-block reorg reversed those invalid transactions \u2014 they will not be included in the main chain. All valid transactions during that period remain unaffected. The bug is now fully patched, and the network continues to operate normally.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cross-chain bridge NEAR Intents <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlexAuroraDev\/status\/2048099904938029159?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> exposure of roughly $600,000, but if Litecoin\u2019s statement is correct, actual losses may have been mitigated by the reorg. The network stabilized once miners adopted the patched client.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201czero-day\u201d label drew immediate scrutiny. Coindesk reporter Shaurya Malwa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/markets\/2026\/04\/26\/litecoin-says-its-13-block-reorg-was-not-a-zero-day-but-github-commit-history-shows-otherwise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reviewed <\/a>the litecoin-project Github repository and found that core developers privately discovered and patched the MWEB consensus vulnerability between March 19 and March 26, 2026, more than five weeks before the April 25 exploit. The fix was never broadly required across miners and <span>nodes<\/span>, leaving the attack window open.<\/p>\n<h2>Blame the Social Media Intern<\/h2>\n<p>Analysts and onchain developers <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/blackbigswan\/status\/2048192066123874472?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pushed back<\/a> hard. Some framed the incident as a known vulnerability that was not fully communicated. Others questioned whether the timing, precisely after a private patch, pointed to poor responsible disclosure or <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlexAuroraDev\/status\/2048162045292376100?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">worse<\/a>. The technical dispute did not slow the official account\u2019s tone. On April 26, @litecoin <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/litecoin\/status\/2048441580718092498?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSome of you know little to nothing about <span>PoW<\/span>, hash rate, uptime, reorgs, and miner\/chain relationships and it shows. Stay on the shallow end of the pool. You\u2019re safer over there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The replies hit hard. Users called the post \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/justachillcto1\/status\/2048451093663752340?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">salty<\/a>,\u201d \u201cchildish,\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FlynnTheMaestro\/status\/2048486600703660489\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unprofessional<\/a>.\u201d One user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/33_reckless\/status\/2048452178310836404?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cI held your coin for years\u2026 this is the sh** you post? So childish.\u201d Another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mycousiinvinny_\/status\/2048452471861756343?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>, \u201cMaybe you guys need a new social media person.\u201d The backlash fits a pattern that predates the reorg by years.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2025, the account <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/litecoin\/status\/1965762803299455250?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sarcastically posted<\/a> that it had fired the \u201cabrasive intern\u201d after prior complaints. The style never changed. The account has regularly traded jabs with critics, rival chains, and influencers through fart jokes, <span>bear market<\/span> taunts, and pointed one-liners.<\/p>\n<p> <span>Solana<\/span>\u2019s official account added to the moment. Replying to reorg-related discussion on April 25, @ <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/solana?utm_source=bitcoin_news\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">solana<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/solana\/status\/2048114307045417046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>: \u201cHow\u2019s your weekend going little buddy?\u201d The community read it as direct payback for months of Litecoin jabs aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/solana?utm_source=bitcoin_news\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solana<\/a>\u2019s prior outage history.<\/p>\n<p>Litecoin\u2019s fundamentals remain intact per the team. The team insists the MWEB is patched, the canonical chain is stable, and no funds were permanently lost on the main chain. The incident did expose coordination gaps between core developers and the broader miner and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-a-bitcoin-node\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">node<\/a> operator base, a known friction point in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-proof-of-work\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PoW<\/a> networks where upgrades are not mandatory.<\/p>\n<p>What the incident made plain is that Litecoin\u2019s communications strategy carries its own risk. Holders and observers who watched the account respond to a serious security event with a one-liner telling critics to stay in the shallow end walked away with a clear picture of how the project handles pressure. Or at least the newly hired intern.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/litecoin-x-account-tells-critics-to-stay-on-the-shallow-end-after-13-block-reorg\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways: Litecoin\u2019s network suffered a 13-block reorg on April 25, 2026, due to a reported exploit of an MWEB zero-day bug, according to the team\u2019s testimony. Github commits show Litecoin devs patched the MWEB flaw privately in March 2026, 37 days before the exploit hit. 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