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Re:Experts cracked laptop of crypto CEO who died with $137M,... by SpaceGorilla on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @05:58PM (#19323852)
I think double spend coins as well, but don't quote me.
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Re:Experts cracked laptop of crypto CEO who died with $137M,... by g45y45 on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @06:19PM (#19324000)
You can't double spend -- you would need to generate 2 conflicting tx's with the private key. Only the person that holds the money can attempt a double spend, the miners only process and include (or exclude) transactions.
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