Ravencoin Crashes 22% Amid Network Vulnerability; Mining Pools Plan Recovery

August 11, 2026
Ravencoin Crashes 22% Amid Network Vulnerability; Mining Pools Plan Recovery
  • In broader market context, the Harmony exploit is mentioned, while Bitcoin and Ethereum display relative price stability.

  • Ravencoin advised exchanges to recover using a recent point, but some exchanges rejected this, contributing to a network-wide halt during investigation and remediation.

  • There is now unusually concentrated control over which version of recent history the network accepts, effectively leaving miners running the pools to define the accepted chain, with the project unable to overrule them.

  • The proposed fix involves a technical update to address the vulnerability and restore confidence.

  • Two mining pools plan to restart from the safe block 4,487,775, even as the project urged a more recent restart to limit historical risk.

  • The broader risk context shows potential for on-chain disruption during consensus exploits, though RVN holders’ funds were not reported stolen and reversals are limited to the affected period.

  • Near-term relief would require a rebound above roughly $0.00288–$0.00295, then a move toward the midline near $0.00320 and the upper band near $0.00345.

  • Ravencoin’s RVN price collapsed about 22% in 24 hours to a fresh low near $0.0027 amid a consensus vulnerability that jeopardized network transactions.

  • The vulnerability allowed invalid blocks to be accepted, with block 4,487,776 identified as the first known exploit on August 7 and additional invalid blocks observed afterward.

  • trading volume spiked during the sell-off, briefly surpassing $18 million before settling around $9.6 million as the price moved.

  • This report prioritizes informational purposes over investment advice, in line with editorial policy.

  • There is no announced timeline for a full resolution; normal activity is expected only when network stability is restored and the threat of a rollback is mitigated.

Summary based on 11 sources


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