Continuing from Simple "chainalytics" for xx chain - #28 by rothbardian and https://forum.xx.network/t/another-cryptocalibur-incident-era-1103/7054/1: it is clear that pools equal to or larger than the cMixx round size (5) do not add any value, and only increase risks for the network and its users.
The runner(s) of CryptoCalibur probably spotted one or both of these posts and have abandoned their invaluable brand (at least on-chain) - notice how they’ve been gradually removing on-chain IDs:
It seems they’re simply hoping to continue undisturbed, now with nameless nodes such as this one from the screenshot above:
https://wallet.xx.network/#/staking/query/6Ysg9bXZeooEZABHjitWLVF7v7kqYpZ8MK3giydymJWUt23X
The problem is, they’re still a threat and which means they will have to be dealt with anyway.
Yet others are recycling nodes and trying to create “clean” nodes without history, like this guy here.
Maybe it’s a stand-alone guy or a “micro-farmer” with 4 nodes, but we’ll have to try and find out and deal with these nodes accordingly.
Validation on xx Network is now permissionless, but that doesn’t mean a 5- or 35-node pools are welcome.
They’re not and they should go ruin security of another community, not ours.