Topic: [ANN][XCP] Counterparty - Pioneering Peer-to-Peer Finance - Official Thread - page 486. (Read 1276923 times)
February 19, 2014, 12:59:14 PM
I've not read this thread but note that the Poloniex link to Counterparty XCP from its homepage is tripping through to NXT rather than any error or statement about this.
February 19, 2014, 12:58:44 PM
February 19, 2014, 12:53:52 PM
Hey guys, I just double checked the OP and found this:
Disclaimer: The code being released here is of alpha-quality and under heavy development. You should expect to encounter significant bugs when using it. It is even possible that a bug might cause you might lose some money. The Counterparty team will do everything in its power to prevent this from happening, but this technology is very new, and the implementation is not yet well-tested. In particular, we may at some point have to change the Counterparty protocol in a not backwards-compatible way, if such a change is necessary to fix a bad bug or an exploit. As always, don't invest more than you can afford to lose.
I wish they'd made it stand out more by making the text red or something.
Disclaimer: The code being released here is of alpha-quality and under heavy development. You should expect to encounter significant bugs when using it. It is even possible that a bug might cause you might lose some money. The Counterparty team will do everything in its power to prevent this from happening, but this technology is very new, and the implementation is not yet well-tested. In particular, we may at some point have to change the Counterparty protocol in a not backwards-compatible way, if such a change is necessary to fix a bad bug or an exploit. As always, don't invest more than you can afford to lose.
I wish they'd made it stand out more by making the text red or something.
February 19, 2014, 12:53:12 PM
What will happen to the orders and balances on poloniex?
+1, I had a few hundreds over there
Presumably it is suspended until it can be fixed and there is more certainty. Its going to take sometime until the smoke clears out.
I just lost 300 million TIPS yesterday, because of a fucking bug in the paper wallet algorithm, I hope I haven't lost some of my XCPs as well, or that could be more than a third of all my investments that I lost in a very short time, without me being at fault (hacked,..).
Fuck my life :/
You must be a bloody good waiter!
February 19, 2014, 12:52:00 PM
As someone said before--do NOT buy XCP from anyone until this is fixed. Not on the DEX, not privately, not anywhere.
February 19, 2014, 12:50:02 PM
What will happen to the orders and balances on poloniex?
+1, I had a few hundreds over there
Presumably it is suspended until it can be fixed and there is more certainty. Its going to take sometime until the smoke clears out.
I just lost 300 million TIPS yesterday, because of a fucking bug in the paper wallet algorithm, I hope I haven't lost some of my XCPs as well, or that could be more than a third of all my investments that I lost in a very short time, without me being at fault (hacked,..).
Fuck my life :/
February 19, 2014, 12:49:45 PM
Wow, that disappointing...
That said, I'm happy that it happened so early, before XCP has spread to other exchanges.
Also, seems that it will boost the Dex (as it should), as it seems to be much safer (or so I hope!).
That said, I'm happy that it happened so early, before XCP has spread to other exchanges.
Also, seems that it will boost the Dex (as it should), as it seems to be much safer (or so I hope!).
No, the Dex is not safer from this attack.
Devs are on it now.
February 19, 2014, 12:46:34 PM
What will happen to the orders and balances on poloniex?
+1, I had a few hundreds over there
Presumably it is suspended until it can be fixed and there is more certainty. Its going to take sometime until the smoke clears out.
February 19, 2014, 12:46:23 PM
Can we halt all orders on xcp or somehow rollback? Is it even possible to rollback?
February 19, 2014, 12:43:43 PM
What will happen to the orders and balances on poloniex?
+1, I had a few hundreds over there
February 19, 2014, 12:38:43 PM
This is as good a time as any to make a plug for the DEX.
Let's fix the issue with trolling orders so we don't have to worry about centralized points of failure ever again.
Let's fix the issue with trolling orders so we don't have to worry about centralized points of failure ever again.
+1
Why would a hacker wanting to make a demonstration have done the deed on Poloniex and not the DEX? If he really wanted to show a problem with the protocol he would have hacked the DEX.
Maybe he's a white hat who wants to help, rather than a black hat who wants to destroy. Better to do it on an honest exchange where it can be fixed easily than on the DEX.
February 19, 2014, 12:38:24 PM
What will happen to the orders and balances on poloniex?
February 19, 2014, 12:33:15 PM
Ok I think I see the vulnerability as well. I am inclined to believe busoni now. Hopefully the devs will get right on it.
The good news is if our benevolent attacker friend didn't withdraw his BTC everything can just be rolled back.
Clever attack.
The good news is if our benevolent attacker friend didn't withdraw his BTC everything can just be rolled back.
Clever attack.
Will you explain it after it was plugged?
February 19, 2014, 12:32:28 PM
Wow, that disappointing...
That said, I'm happy that it happened so early, before XCP has spread to other exchanges.
Also, seems that it will boost the Dex (as it should), as it seems to be much safer (or so I hope!).
That said, I'm happy that it happened so early, before XCP has spread to other exchanges.
Also, seems that it will boost the Dex (as it should), as it seems to be much safer (or so I hope!).
February 19, 2014, 12:30:10 PM
trouble in paradise 
February 19, 2014, 12:29:55 PM
This is as good a time as any to make a plug for the DEX.
Let's fix the issue with trolling orders so we don't have to worry about centralized points of failure ever again.
Let's fix the issue with trolling orders so we don't have to worry about centralized points of failure ever again.
+1
Why would a hacker wanting to make a demonstration have done the deed on Poloniex and not the DEX? If he really wanted to show a problem with the protocol he would have hacked the DEX.
February 19, 2014, 12:29:36 PM
I messaged PhantomPhreak, but if any XCP developers are online right now, please message me right away.
The attacked left 35BTC in his account. He has been very cooperative so far and has asked for an address to return the BTC he took. I'll keep you all updated.
The attacked left 35BTC in his account. He has been very cooperative so far and has asked for an address to return the BTC he took. I'll keep you all updated.
February 19, 2014, 12:28:19 PM
Guys, why don't we reserve judgement on Poloniex and Busoni until we hear back one way or the other from the devs. Until we hear from them, everything is just speculation.
Busoni says he explained the vulnerability, now we wait.
Busoni says he explained the vulnerability, now we wait.
February 19, 2014, 12:26:42 PM
busoni please answer how many BTC the attacker still has in his account?
and if all users BTC are safe? (I am no talking about the btc the attacker got from the 35,000 xcp sell and withdraw)
and if all users BTC are safe? (I am no talking about the btc the attacker got from the 35,000 xcp sell and withdraw)
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