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Re:Mt.Gox Withdrawals by Anderkent on Thursday February 06, 2014 @06:23AM (#7189792)
Why are they unspendable? Do you mean it'd cost more in fees than the value of the output?

edit: oh, you mean they're unspendable for the 100 generations it takes to confirm a coinbase.

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Re:Mt.Gox Withdrawals by nwh on Thursday February 06, 2014 @07:15AM (#7189934)
Indeed. 120 confirmations are needed to avoid large chains of transaction dependancies being voided during a reorganisation.
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