🌦Singing in the Rain
Hey Swifties, Blinkies, and anyone who heard Linkin Park replaced their singer with a woman—here’s a plot twist that even your favorite artists haven’t dropped yet: something called Qubic is allegedly flexing power over Monero, the privacy-centric digital currency online touted as, “easy to mine.” Could those mining-ease claims actually be part of a strategic power play? Let’s break it down—one beat at a time.
1. Monero: “Easy to Mine”? Not So Fast
Monero uses something called RandomX, a mining algorithm designed for consumer-grade CPUs to keep big mining farms at bay. In theory, that levels the playing field—no need for expensive, specialized hardware like ASICs. But in practice? Claims that XMR (Monero) is the easiest coin to mine are exaggerated. At best, it’s accessible—not effortlessly so.
Yet chatter has been floating around: Monero’s mining seems unusually lucrative—especially via platforms like FaucetPay. The suspicion? Those claims might be… strategically motivated.
2. Enter Qubic: The Mystery Take-Over Artist
Who—or what—is Qubic? It’s a Layer-1 blockchain network built by Sergey Ivancheglo (co-founder of IOTA), operating under a useful proof-of-work (uPoW) model that repurposes mining power toward AI and decentralized computing—not just hashing.
Since around May, Qubic has quietly been diverting CPU hash power to mine Monero—then converting the XMR into USDT to buy and burn QUBIC tokens, while also rewarding its own miners. That tactic apparently made it significantly more profitable than standard Monero mining—up to three times more.
3. Did Qubic Actually Pull Off a Take-Over?
On August 11–12, 2025, Qubic claimed to have reached over 51% of Monero’s total hashrate, triggering a blockchain reorganization—basically rewriting parts of the chain and orphaning some blocks.
CoinDesk and Cointelegraph reported this dramatic shift—and experts sounded alarms. A network reorganization doesn’t necessarily confirm a full 51% attack; some say it could result from a high-hash lucky streak rather than sustained control. But Monero’s price did dip—down roughly 6–7% in a day.
4. So What’s Really Going On?
For now, nothing irreversible has happened to Monero’s protocol—it’s still up and running. But this entire saga feels suspiciously orchestrated, like a viral drop built to test or sway public reaction. Was the, “easiest-to-mine,” narrative a marketing teaser? Possibly.
From a skeptic’s standpoint: Qubic’s uPoW model, its mining profits, and its recent takeover claim all serve to spotlight how economic incentives—not just code—can shift power in Proof-of-Work networks.
5. Final Thoughts—K-Pop Beats and Crypto Heat
To our pop-culture-savvy readers: this is like a surprise album drop, except it’s happening on a blockchain stage. Nothing’s confirmed, but the show is already live. If Monero is the veteran superstar, Qubic could be that intriguing new act trying to steal the spotlight.
