2026-05-12 20:12:46
Bitcoin Network Flooded With 200,000 Fake Node Addresses Since April 9, Sparking Sybil Attack Concerns
According to Bitcoin developer Jameson Lopp, roughly 200,000 unreachable node addresses have been flooding Bitcoin's peer-to-peer network since April 9, 2026, raising concerns about a potential Sybil-style attack. The anomaly caused ADDR messages—the protocol nodes use to share peer addresses—to