Steem has the lead on the NetCoins contest but Verge is close behind. Let's fix that.

Verge, a so-called privacy coin, which was subject to not just one or two but at least three 51% attacks. If this was baseball, Verge..

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Here's the meat and potatoes about the attacks on Verge. I wouldn't touch that crypto with a 10 foot pole. I remember when John McAfee was shilling the hell out of it and, if I recall, people got burned. No thanks.

It started back in April, when Verge suffered a small 51% attack that resulted in 250,000 XVG being stolen by hackers. Verge responded by hard-forking their blockchain, however, the 51% attack was repeated just last week when hackers added a second algorithm to exploit the same vulnerability previously used by the attackers.

51% attacks happen when hackers use a malicious code to mine multiple blocks per minute on a blockchain, allowing the attackers to gain majority control over network hashrates and move XVG to their wallets. At the peak of the second attack, the hackers were mining 25 blocks per minute, or roughly 8250 XVG or $950 a minute being stolen by thieves.

Verge downplayed the attack as nothing more than a DDoS attack, but according to reports, over 35 million in XVG tokens, amounting to over $1.7 million dollars, was stolen as a result of the attack.

You can read more details here.

What can you do? Follow the link below and vote! Get the word out. I've heard that the Verge people may be employing bots so all the more important. This is the last day so don't sit on your ass and forget as this is a great opportunity for Steem hodlers. Take advantage of it.

http://contest.gonetcoins.com/

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