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Other => Beginners & Help => Topic started by: starbiter on January 09, 2014, 05:10:42 PM



Title: What is double spending?
Post by: starbiter on January 09, 2014, 05:10:42 PM
I've seen articles about one of the mining pools double spending.  Can someone explain what that means?


Title: Re: What is double spending?
Post by: guybrushthreepwood on January 09, 2014, 05:45:24 PM
I've seen articles about one of the mining pools double spending.  Can someone explain what that means?

Well, I don't know if it's different in regards to mining pools but double spending it self explanatory: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Double-spending


Title: Re: What is double spending?
Post by: theym00s on January 09, 2014, 06:08:12 PM
is it bad to do double spending?


Title: Re: What is double spending?
Post by: guybrushthreepwood on January 09, 2014, 06:23:15 PM
is it bad to do double spending?

Very very bad; the greatest of all Bitcoin sins.


Title: Re: What is double spending?
Post by: CornedBeefHash on January 09, 2014, 06:30:36 PM
is it bad to do double spending?

Very very bad; the greatest of all Bitcoin sins.

Just wait to see how ghash.io handles it. It's only bad if your not the one doing it.


Title: Re: What is double spending?
Post by: nerobie on January 10, 2014, 08:09:44 AM
nobody can really explain what you wanna know dude


Title: Re: What is double spending?
Post by: guybrushthreepwood on January 10, 2014, 02:10:21 PM
nobody can really explain what you wanna know dude

What are you actually on about?