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Title: [2015-10-21]Coinwrite: THE BITCOIN MALLEABILITY ATTACK
Post by: Blawpaw on October 21, 2015, 02:29:31 PM
THE BITCOIN MALLEABILITY ATTACK – HOW CAN IT UNDERMINE THE BLOCKCHAIN’S CREDIBILITY? (PART 1)

The Bitcoin transaction malleability is a term that floated on the surface of the bitcoin community in early 2014, when Mt Gox, the world’s largest bitcoin exchange back then, cited it as a justification for suspending bitcoin withdrawals. The past few weeks witnessed the reemergence of this term, when Coinkite, a BTC platform with a monthly transaction volume of over 400,000 BTC, warned their users earlier this month...

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http://www.coinwrite.org/the-bitcoin-malleability-attack-how-can-it-undermine-the-blockchains-credibility-part-1/ (http://www.coinwrite.org/the-bitcoin-malleability-attack-how-can-it-undermine-the-blockchains-credibility-part-1/)