The Good Tech Companies - Qubic Overtakes Monero’s Hash Rate in “51% Takeover Demo,” Showcasing Real-World Power of Useful PoW

Episode Date: August 12, 2025

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/qubic-overtakes-moneros-hash-rate-in-51percent-takeover-demo-showcasing-real-world-power-of-useful-pow. The approach was "Selfish Mining," a tactic that allows a mining pool with significant hashrate, as low as 33-40%, to gain a disproportionate share of the bloc Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3. You can also check exclusive content about #web3, #qubic, #btcwire, #press-release, #qubic-announcement, #blockchain-development, #proof-of-work-protocol, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @btcwire. Learn more about this writer by checking @btcwire's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Qubic has reached over 51% hashrate to dominate Monero, the privacy-focused cryptocurrency known for its ASIC-resistant RandomX algorithm. The approach was "Selfish Mining," a tactic that allows a mining pool with significant hashrate, as low as 33-40%, to gain a disproportionate share of the block rewards.

This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. Kubik overtakes Monaro's hash rate in 51% takeover demo, showcasing real-world power of useful POW by BTC Wire. Say Shells. In a controlled environment, L1 Protocol Kubig has successfully reached over 51% hash rate to dominate Monero, the privacy-focused cryptocurrency known for its azic-resistant random X algorithm. Led by Kubik founder come from beyond. CFB, the demo harnessed Cubics useful proof of work, UPOW framework to exceed Minero's global hash rate, signaling the arrival of a new era in verifiable decentralized compute. Come from beyond at C underscore underscore underscore underscore underscore B. Asterisk question. Why do you think

dollar XMR price won't decline after 51% attack? Answer. Because hashtag Monero is unique. those valuing anonymity have no alternative to migrate to. The demo was performed live and is being independently verified, with performance metrics showing Kubik's compute outpacing Minero's average network hash rate over a sustained window. This time, the approach was selfish mining, a tactic that allows a mining pool with significant hash rate, as low as 33 to 40%, to gain a disproportionate share of the block rewards. Instead of engaging in a direct hash rate war, Kubik withheld newly found blocks from the public. When the rest of the network was still trying to solve the previous block, Cubic was already working on the next one. By revealing their chain of withheld blocks at strategic

moments, they would orphan the blocks found by other miners, essentially making their work worthless. After several hours of this new strategy, orphaned blocks began to appear on the Monero network. An orphaned block is a valid block that is not part of the main, longest chain. When a minor solves a block and broadcasts it, other miners accept it and begin working on the next block. If a different miner solves a block at nearly the same time, two competing chains can form. The network ultimately accepts the longer chain, and any blocks on the shorter chain become orphaned. Kubik's approach turns AI compute tasks into globally distributed workloads that are rewarded

and validated via a novel consensus mechanism based on usefulness, rather than arbitrary cryptographic puzzles. Why this is important this historic event is a profound wake-up call for the entire crypto industry, fundamentally challenging long-held assumptions about blockchain security. The successful takeover demonstration by a smaller $300 million market cap protocol over a $6 billion privacy giant proves that market size alone does not guarantee security. People should care because this wasn't a malicious attack but a strategic validation of the theory that economic incentives, not just technical prowess, are the ultimate arbiter

of power in any proof of work system. The experiment provides a new blueprint for how protocols can interact, showing that compute power can be repurposed for useful tasks, and it forces the entire industry to re-evaluate what truly secures a decentralized network in a competitive landscape driven by profitability. Chart of Monaro Network reorganization after selfish mining. About cubic cubic is a high performance layer one blockchain, verified by underscore underscore surta K as the fastest blockchain in the World underscore underscore. Designed for real-time decentralized compute, Cubic is powered by useful proof of work and a tick-based consensus mechanism, enabling zero-fee transactions, instant finality, and unmatched throughput. Kubik unlocks scalable infrastructure for the next wave of

innovation across AI, DEPIN, Defi, and AGI level applications. Want to learn more about Kubik? Star there. This story was published as a press release by BTC Wire under Hacker Noon's business blogging program. Thank you for listening to this Hackernoon story, read by artificial intelligence. Visit hackernoon.com to read, write, learn and publish.