Litecoin said a zero-day bug in MWEB led to a 13-block reorg on April 25. The technical response stabilized the chain, but a combative post from the project’s X account sparked a separate wave of criticism.
Litecoin gained 3% in 24 hours to $57, with a market cap of $4.39B. RSI at 59 signals buyer strength, but long-term moving averages remain cautious. Price projections show LTC could hit $1,338 by 2032, fueled by growing payment adoption.
Litecoin network saw a 13-block reorg on the 25th due to an MWEB input validation bug, putting $600K of NEAR Intents assets at risk. Developers rushed out v0.21.5.4 and urged all nodes and wallets to upgrade.
Litecoin contained an MWEB exploit with a 13-block reorg, but its X posts drew sharp criticism for joking about the incident. The team later deleted the posts and apologized as debate grew over whether the flaw was truly zero-day.
Litecoin confirmed a zero-day bug caused a 13-block chain reorganization on April 25, 2026. The flaw allowed invalid MimbleWimble Extension Block (MWEB) transactions via outdated nodes, which were reversed. The bug is now patched and no valid transactions were affected.
A security exploit targeting Litecoin's MWEB and consensus layer allowed attackers to profit through block reorganization. LTC price dropped 0.57% while MWC surged 4.65%. The incident highlights privacy integration risks.
F2Pool mined all 13 blocks on Litecoin’s valid chain, helping resolve a temporary fork triggered by an exploited MWEB bug. Litecoin Core v0.21.5.4 has since patched the inflation flaw and node stall issue.
Litecoin developers say an MWEB validation flaw enabled a fake 85,034 LTC pegout in March 2026 and a separate April exploit attempt that led to a 13-block reorganization, affecting NEAR Intents and Thorchain before patches were deployed.
