Bitcoin - When you can and can’t rely on 0 confirmations (opens in new tab)

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2 pointsBrokenPipe12y ago2 comments

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officialjunk12y ago· 1 in thread

by design, we shouldn't rely on 0 confirmations. the strength of bitcoin lies in the blockchain; without any confirmations, we were back to trust, etc

BrokenPipeOP12y ago

Bitpay uses 0 confirmation and listens to the network before accepting payments but as you say this is may prove to not be sufficient.

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