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Bitcoin is less secure when addresses are reused, it is not intended to be used that way.
by andrewchambers 12y ago
Bitcoin is less secure when addresses are reused, it is not intended to be used that way.
- schoen 12y agoI agree with the idea that address reuse is risky, but was that idea a common understanding when Bitcoin was first created? Is it to be found in the original paper? Or is it more of a realization or concern that's developed over time?
- andrewchambers 12y agoI was unaware until I recently tried to use bitcoin again, in fact I originally thought reuse was fine. It was very common for people to put a btc address as a signature in forums. Perhaps the documentation was improved. I don't know if it was in the original paper.