Recently, the Bitcoin testnet was subjected to a griefing attack by Jameson Lopp, resulting in the generation of over 165,000 blocks, equivalent to three years' worth of data, in just one week. Lopp's action, intended to highlight a vulnerability in the testnet's consensus code that allows rapid block creation and advocated for fixing this bug, has sparked significant controversy and frustration among developers and testnet users. The attack, which demonstrated the issue, reportedly cost only $1 in electricity.