DigiByte Groestl Mining Incident — Forensic $DGB Update (2026-06-30)
The rouge miner who reactivated the retired Groestl algorithm with a modified DGB core wallet has stopped. They mined for roughly 35 hours. Earning around $900 in DGB mining rewards.
Full data, scanned block-by-block from the incident onset (block 23,751,096) to 23,766,084:
Rouge miner totals: 1,514 Groestl blocks · 392,616.56 DGB
-dgb1qy5epvfs535a96tygn945a3a85lauh3ddu9v63y — coinbase tag SORG — 922 blocks · 239,093 DGB
-D8S5JWaCrpFsryGG1c9AzWKhbS7e7VZ4r8 — 592 blocks · 153,524 DGB
- Active 2026-06-28 16:40:05 → 2026-06-30 04:21:05 UTC, then stopped.
No rouge miner Groestl block since
(≈4,850 blocks).
What ended it: legitimate pools turned on Groestl. zpool (/zpool.ca/, address
DC42uvyywWHgK4yob7a8Yu4mnE5evYw8xs) began mining it at 04:09 UTC; Groestl difficulty climbed ~5× (from the floor to ~4,500), and the rouge miner quit ~12 minutes later — priced out.
DigiHash (/DigiHashV2/) have also joined.
zpool and DigiHash are legitimate pools, NOT the rouge miner.
Full Groestl breakdown (2,323 blocks since onset):
- Attacker: 1,514 blocks / 392,617 DGB (stopped)
- zpool: 808 blocks / 209,545 DGB (now dominant)
- DigiHash: 1 block / 259 DGB (just joined)
Status: Groestl is still being mined (by pools now, not the attacker), so block times remain ~12.5s and a 6th algorithm is effectively active.
The permanent fix is DigiByte Core v9.26.2, whose algolock rejects all Groestl (and any retired/unknown algorithm) at block 23,808,000. Everyone must upgrade to v9.26.2 before then within 7 days.
This rouge miner likely may have spent more on AI tokens figuring out the mining vector than the $900 they earned in mining rewards.
So we should thank them for helping us make DGB more secure & giving people a reason to upgrade to $DGB #DigiDollar!
We also proved adding a 6th mining algorithm makes DGB even more decentralized & DigiShield successfully prevented a 51% attack and works with 6 algos. 👍
Thank you to everyone who upgraded to $DGB v9.26.2 in last 12 hours! Almost 250 of you!
We are seeing many nodes still on v8.26, but majority of network is on main chain, probably 95%.
A few people running 7 year old nodes are on wrong chain. Upgrade: https://t.co/QnhrOtJZp2
When you are upgrading to $DGB v9.26.2 you need to let your wallet sync. If you haven't ran your wallet in awhile this could take anywhere from a few min to a few hours depending on your pc/internet.
Let me know if anyone has any questions and I will help out best I can here:
Please help us message / email your favorite mining pool & exchanges to upgrade their $DGB Core wallet. Here is a draft message to use:
Subject: Urgent DigiByte Core v9.26.2 Upgrade Required
Hi,
DigiByte Core v9.26.2 has been released and all mining pools, exchanges, explorers, wallets, and infrastructure providers should upgrade ASAP.
This release fixes an active mining issue involving the retired Groestl algorithm. DigiByte still uses its normal five mining algorithms, and v9.26.2 adds a hard rejection rule for retired/unknown algorithms.
Important:
• Upgrade to DigiByte Core v9.26.2 as soon as possible.
• There is roughly a 7-day upgrade window before the enforcement backstop activates at block 23,808,000.
• If you are running DigiByte Core v7.17.3 or older, you will need to reindex or fully resync after upgrading so your node follows the correct unified chain.
• Mining pools should update immediately and ensure they are using the block version returned by Core.
• Exchanges and custodians should upgrade infrastructure and monitor deposits during the network upgrade window.
Release:
https://t.co/MCbGCT1xgR
Thank you for helping keep DigiByte secure and stable. DigiDollar is also included in this v9 release, so this is an important upgrade for the whole DigiByte blockchain ecosystem.
$DGB v9.26.2 DigiDollar is finally here! Upgrade your DigiByte core wallet now.
Please help us reach out to all exchanges, mining pools and services to upgrade ASAP.
We have 7 days to get all miners upgraded! Please help us get the word out!
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Parents were told their newborns had “suddenly died.”
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How is this not discussed everywhere?
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