> This seems to be further confirmation that the ONLY safe way to use bitcoin is to use a full blockchain wallet such as Bitcoin Core This statement is false.

> This seems to be further confirmation that the ONLY safe way to use bitcoin is to use a full blockchain wallet such as Bitcoin Core This statement is false. Not all lightweight wallets (wallets that function without needing to download the blockchain) are SPV wallets. Some lightweight wallets use blockchain APIs (and therefore are immune to this problem) Downloading the full blockhain is not the only way to secure bitcoin.