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The receiver can't be sure that the Bitcoin hasn't been double-spent without waiting on changes in the block chain to propogate; that's not easy in the middle o
by JoachimSchipper 14y ago
The receiver can't be sure that the Bitcoin hasn't been double-spent without waiting on changes in the block chain to propogate; that's not easy in the middle of a nuclear wasteland.
- nightpool 14y agoRight, or even be sure that its a legal bitcoin at all, and not just a forgery.