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Agreed. It's known that Mt. Gox was auto-retrying sends after the txids didn't match. FWIW, I submitted the 'what most likely happened' post last night: https
by kordless 13y ago
Agreed. It's known that Mt. Gox was auto-retrying sends after the txids didn't match.
FWIW, I submitted the 'what most likely happened' post last night: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7328219 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7328219. It's a bit shorter and seems less speculative.
- waterlesscloud 13y agoCan you link to evidence they auto-retried? Last I'd seen it required contacting their customer service for a manual re-send.
- kordless 13y agoI've read it several places, but don't know the exact source of the information. It's mentioned in this article on the Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/27/how-does-a-bug-in-bitcoin-lead-to-mtgoxs-collapse http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/27/how-does-a...