As a response, the community gathered in the “supportxmr.com” pool to hold the majority of Monero’s mining capacity.
On Reddit, Monero miners and users viewed the campaign as a live 51% attack attempt, driven by incentives rather than a code exploit. Posts in forums dedicated to the Monero community on Reddit tracked Qubic’s pool share and warned that concentration could enable orphaned blocks, delayed confirmations, or transaction censorship.
His follow‑ups described why Monero’s CPU‑friendly RandomX and highly mobile miners make such an attack plausible if incentives are aligned.
The Monero subreddit’s tone oscillated between alarm and organization.
Members of the Monero community highlighted on X and Reddit Qubic’s rise into the top tier of pools through richer payouts and warned that waiting for 40% and 50% dominance would be too late.
Nevertheless, a Qubic spokesperson told CryptoSlate that the 51% takeover will still be attempted, adding:
“The goal is not to harm, such as tx reversals, but to make every miner on the Monero network join the QUBIC mining pool.”
As of press time, there is no commentary in the proposal.
He framed the effort as industry research. He said he was “trying to find a countermeasure to Qubic’s 51% domination,” a claim that did little to calm Monero users who worried the “demo” could do real damage.
In addition, Ivancheglo said:
“This is very important to the #cryptocurrency industry because one day we all may face a non-benevolent attack.”
The uneven tone has led to rampant speculation that Qubic may want to normalize a majority‑hash posture while portraying it as benevolent.
The episode highlights that proof-of-work networks can be pressured not only by raw hashrate rentals but also by token-driven incentive loops that outpay organic mining.
