Hack history / 2018 / Hack or exploit
Monacoin
Hack or exploit on May 18, 2018 · 51% attack
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$90K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,770
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
On May 18, a Reddit netizen posted that Monacoin suffered a 51% computing power attack, a selfish mining attack, and a time stamp attack. The exact time occurred from May 13 to May 15. Some exchanges that support Monacoin trading, such as Bittrex, Livecoin have closed Monacoin recharge.
Details
- Date
- May 18, 2018
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- 51% attack
- How in
- Other
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- not stated
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Monacoin hack, May 18, 2018: $90K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htc6b326b8cb/ (data as of 2026-10-31).