- Cardano faced a DDOS attack but merely slowed down, highlighting its robust, built-in resilience.
- The community assured Cardano’s founder that his attention was not needed, reflecting the decentralised nature of the blockchain.
- Despite the attack, no tokens were stolen, and Cardano’s response team worked effectively to mitigate the risks.
Imagine being hacked and the CEO of the hacked company doesn’t know or care what’s going on! It would be either a poorly run company or maybe not a company at all – at least not in the sense where centralised control can be assumed.
US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler all too often claims that many blockchains are run by centralised entities; yet, this tweet from Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson suggests otherwise:
So, what happened?
Basically, a hacker tried to attack Cardano via a DDOS attack, but apparently “the chain just slow[ed] down”, as user Clark (@CryptoSchniz) posted on X.
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The attack started at Block 10,487,530, where the attacker executed 194 smart contracts per transaction, spending 0.9 ADA each time. They flooded the network by filling each block with numerous such transactions, all involving smart contracts categorised as REWARD type.
DDOS attacks typically aim to overwhelm a network with a flood of traffic to make it inaccessible. However, Cardano’s ability to slow down rather than stop functioning highlights the level of resilience built into its infrastructure.
The Cardano community reacted to Hoskinson’s tongue-in-cheek post by saying his attention wasn’t required — a testament to the decentralised nature of blockchains.
Another user said simply:
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