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Re:El Salvador abandons Bitcoin as legal tender after failed... by pineaux on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @01:40AM (#42928877)
What about if you hack a lost wallet and then you transfer the coins to yourself. No proof of work needed then. It is just there, in your wallet.
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Re:El Salvador abandons Bitcoin as legal tender after failed... by bavell on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @04:09AM (#42930054)
Sure, all you have to do is compute until the heat-death of the universe. No proof of work needed!
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Re:El Salvador abandons Bitcoin as legal tender after failed... by jeffhuys on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @02:52AM (#42929408)
Just… really suggest you take a deep dive into blockchain technologies. You’re confusing a few things.
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