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Penny payment gets man arrested

June 07, 2011, 08:27:44 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20110606/od_yblog_upshot/penny-offense-man-fined-for-paying-fee-in-pennies

Recognized as legal tender yet not accepted as such can lead to fines, jail, and even detention. Glad I use BTC where .00000001 btc will be gladly accepted Grin

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Each block is stacked on top of the previous one. Adding another block to the top makes all lower blocks more difficult to remove: there is more "weight" above each block. A transaction in a block 6 blocks deep (6 confirmations) will be very difficult to remove.

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