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Yup, there was a bug that allowed the attacker to create an unlimited number of Bitcoin, it was fixed, but there seems to be this myth that SN provided complete
by celticninja 4y ago
Yup, there was a bug that allowed the attacker to create an unlimited number of Bitcoin, it was fixed, but there seems to be this myth that SN provided complete bug free working code from the outset.
- im3w1l 4y agoWhere can I read more about this? Super interesting.
- celticninja 4y agoThese should give you some background https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2018/09/21/the-latest-bitcoin-bug-was-so-bad-developers-kept-its-full-details-a-secret/ https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2018/09/21/the-latest-bitco... https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-history-part-10-the-184-billion-btc-bug/ https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-history-part-10-the-184-bil...