Actually I think this attack did more good to monero than bad, some external consultants were hired to resolve the issue and look at the code. Probably more bad or sloppy code was found which can be fixed now.
No external consultants were hired to deal with the attack. We did everything ourselves with a little helpful input from Crypto Zoidberg (though in reality he was asleep most of the time, but if he were not I'm sure he would have helped more).
The discussion of consultants was part of an ongoing process that started some time ago (as discussed in Missives) and will continue. It had nothing specifically to do with the attack.
Didn't knew it was part of an ongoing process, thanks for elaborating.
some external consultants were hired to resolve the issue and look at the code. Probably more bad or sloppy code was found which can be fixed now.
This could create an erroneous impression. I'd ask a core member to give color on it.
Do you still think this after smooth's explanation? If so, could you elaborate for me please?
Looks like some folks just got a lot of cheap Monero!
It was dropping yesterday before this incident, so they've not really got a lot of cheap Monero.
More like panic bought a lot of Monero.
Was dumped to +- 0.00375 and went straight up again, I think he meant that
Yep. Panic dumping out of fear is ALWAYS a bad idea. I watched it happen with BTC on the March 2013 hard fork, the SR crash, and all of the mini panics when Gox was freezing up all the time. This is reminiscent of those times.
Yeah, those that panic sold BTC at $500-1300 must be kicking themselves.
There is a clear difference between this (where the issue was solved) and when the BTC Bubble popped (actually bad news).
Actually I think this attack did more good to monero than bad, some external consultants were hired to resolve the issue and look at the code. Probably more bad or sloppy code was found which can be fixed now.
A difference which you have not explained.
I meant that the news from China was a clear sell signal, because it wouldn't be solved within a day. The attack of today was different in my opinion. The devs showed that they couldn't handle this and came up with a solution. I think this only boosts the confidence in monero and the devs, while the China news didn't boost the confidence in bitcoin.