Bitcoin Network Flooded With 200,000 ‘Ghosts’, Core Dev Jameson Lopp Warns About Stealth Sybil Attack – U.Today

May 10, 2026 - 19:15
Bitcoin Network Flooded With 200,000 ‘Ghosts’, Core Dev Jameson Lopp Warns About Stealth Sybil Attack – U.Today
A large-scale infrastructure anomaly has been detected in Bitcoin’s P2P network, potentially representing hidden preparation for a technical attack. Starting on April 9, 2026, the chart tracking unsolicited network messages (ADDR) showed a vertical spike: the number of fake and unreachable node addresses surged from a baseline of 50,000 to more than 250,000 per day. The...

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