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> because clients can fallback to blockchain.info if there is a fork detected Unfortunately bc.i's implementation/instance is not immune to bugs, forking, lyin

by kanzure 12y ago

> because clients can fallback to blockchain.info if there is a fork detected Unfortunately bc.i's implementation/instance is not immune to bugs, forking, lying or collusion. I don't know why you would expect it to be.

3pt14159 12y ago
The point is that it is a trusted enough party. If the client gets a suspicious block it can check against that party as a way of seeing if the client itself may have a bug.