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Title: Transaction fees when simultaneous nonces found Post by: eschaefer on February 03, 2012, 07:32:09 PM If two nodes (more-or-less) simultaneously create nonce’s for the same block, then who gets the transaction fees and when?
For example, I can imagine that a transaction fee would not be paid until the original transaction is six-deep in a block chain. Thanks Title: Re: Transaction fees when simultaneous nonces found Post by: DeathAndTaxes on February 03, 2012, 07:33:44 PM Transaction fees are always included in a block. The entire block reward = subsidies + transaction fees are paid to the node who's block is ultimately accepted by the entire network.
When two nodes publish the same block it creates a split in the network. That split will be resolved by which block is solved next. The resolution is called a re-org. One block becomes part of the continually chain, the other is oprhaned to die a worthless death. The network is actually more careful. Any revenue from a block is "locked" for 120 blocks not 6 blocks to avoid a situation where generation coins could be double spent due to a re-org. |