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Title: Bitcoin Negative Balance?
Post by: Demonizer on December 18, 2017, 12:10:51 AM
So... Was browsing randomly some addresses and come across this.
https://blockchain.info/address/1NZUP3JAc9JkmbvmoTv7nVgZGtyJjirKV1

What do you think?
If something like this is really doable in some way it could generate bitcoins?


Title: Re: Bitcoin Negative Balance?
Post by: kristianbasdeo on December 18, 2017, 12:12:02 AM
So... Was browsing randomly some addresses and come across this.
https://blockchain.info/address/1NZUP3JAc9JkmbvmoTv7nVgZGtyJjirKV1

What do you think?
If something like this is really doable in some way it could generate bitcoins?

Maybe is it people double spending ? Haven't seen a transaction look like that one. Maybe some other iluminated can help you. I can't even understand why there's only 1 address ?!


Title: Re: Bitcoin Negative Balance?
Post by: Demonizer on December 18, 2017, 12:30:48 AM
So... Was browsing randomly some addresses and come across this.
https://blockchain.info/address/1NZUP3JAc9JkmbvmoTv7nVgZGtyJjirKV1

What do you think?
If something like this is really doable in some way it could generate bitcoins?

Maybe is it people double spending ? Haven't seen a transaction look like that one. Maybe some other iluminated can help you. I can't even understand why there's only 1 address ?!

Illuminati confirmed.


Title: Re: Bitcoin Negative Balance?
Post by: kahc on December 18, 2017, 12:36:07 AM
So... Was browsing randomly some addresses and come across this.
https://blockchain.info/address/1NZUP3JAc9JkmbvmoTv7nVgZGtyJjirKV1

What do you think?
If something like this is really doable in some way it could generate bitcoins?

Maybe is it people double spending ? Haven't seen a transaction look like that one. Maybe some other iluminated can help you. I can't even understand why there's only 1 address ?!

Illuminati confirmed.

The negative balance is because of double spend.


Title: Re: Bitcoin Negative Balance?
Post by: indiangrad on December 18, 2017, 05:05:16 AM
Likely to be txn fees which could be charged later by some wallets. Localbitcoin used to do it earlier.


Title: Re: Bitcoin Negative Balance?
Post by: LoyceV on December 18, 2017, 06:49:48 AM
If something like this is really doable in some way it could generate bitcoins?
No. Bitcoin balances can't be negative. It's a GUI bug on blockchain.info, one of many bugs, just like it's possible to show transactions there that will never confirm. I don't trust their block explorer for anything unconfirmed.


Title: Re: Bitcoin Negative Balance?
Post by: O$IRIS on January 14, 2018, 03:34:27 AM
Interesting, can someone still 'spend' unconfirmed transaction while receiving it from another user\?


Title: Re: Bitcoin Negative Balance?
Post by: Xynerise on January 14, 2018, 07:31:58 AM
Interesting, can someone still 'spend' unconfirmed transaction while receiving it from another user\?
Yes, you can.
Not all wallets allow this though.

And the child transaction will not confirm unless the parent transaction gets confirmed.


Title: Re: Bitcoin Negative Balance?
Post by: jnano on January 18, 2018, 08:30:16 PM
Here's another explorer, but showing a balance of 0:
https://btc.com/1NZUP3JAc9JkmbvmoTv7nVgZGtyJjirKV1


Title: Re: Bitcoin Negative Balance?
Post by: cyber_smiley on January 18, 2018, 08:35:23 PM
Seems like a bug on blockchain.info , other explorers don't show this, anyway transaction can't be in negative state.

If something like this is really doable in some way it could generate bitcoins?
No. Bitcoin balances can't be negative. It's a GUI bug on blockchain.info, one of many bugs, just like it's possible to show transactions there that will never confirm. I don't trust their block explorer for anything unconfirmed.

Would you mind suggesting an other blockexplorer please?

Here to name a few:
https://chain.so
https://live.blockcypher.com/btc/
https://www.blocktrail.com/BTC