Or double spend. E.g. you could send coins to an exchange, cash out, then mine o... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		dlubarov on Dec 26, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: As Bitcoin Sinks, Industry Startups Are Forced to ... Or double spend. E.g. you could send coins to an exchange, cash out, then mine off an old block to get your coins back.

hudon on Dec 26, 2018 [–]

Very true. I still believe this happened in Bitcoin in 2013... When Pieter Wuille and Luke DashJr decided to abandon the v0.8 fork and told the miners to hop on v0.7, they could have easily sold v0.8 coins...

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact