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Re:Trump’s tapped phone may be the largest White House breac... by Spooky23 on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @09:57PM (#18298006)
Any of the early bitcoin people could break bitcoin at any time by flooding the market.

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Re:Trump’s tapped phone may be the largest White House breac... by pariahHN on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @10:09PM (#18298071)
That doesn't actually break bitcoin - the end result is a redistribution of funds, not exploitation of a flaw of the protocol. The underlying system is still sound.
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Re:Trump’s tapped phone may be the largest White House breac... by anoncoward111 on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @10:10PM (#18298077)
Yeah but code is code. It can be manipulated and attacked, but I don't doubt that the letters on the screen are in fact the letters.
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