Double spend, newspeak, and the case for magic numbers
On January 21, a double spend of $21 happened on the BTC network. Kurt Wuckert Jr. explains why there is a lot more than meets the eye in this attack
On January 21, a double spend of $21 happened on the BTC network. Kurt Wuckert Jr. explains why there is a lot more than meets the eye in this attack
Coinbase has detected double spends on the Ethereum Classic (ETC) network over a three-day period worth a total of 88,500 ETC or about $460,000.
Bittrex has decided to delist the alt coin after its team failed to pay the sum of 12,732 BTG, worth $265,000 in current trading price, as compensation following the infamous 51% attack in May, in which hackers managed to spirit away over 388,000 BTG.
BTC Gold reportedly fell victim to a double spend attack when a miner gained 51 percent control of the network.