Author: Mike Hearn 2011-08-18 15:52:03
Published on: 2011-08-18T15:52:03+00:00
In the world of cryptocurrency, there is always a concern for fraudulent activity and ensuring the security of transactions. One issue that has been raised is receiving a block with a transaction that has not been broadcast to the network. While this is suspicious, there are cases where it can happen legitimately. For instance, if you are a new user, it is possible to receive blocks with unseen transactions since there is no way to obtain the memory pools of your peers today.On another note, there is a question about whether it would be safe to report the number of confirmations differently during a chain split for vectors variant. If an individual has a block but a majority of their peers relayed a block that split the chain, they could subtract one from each confirmation reported via RPC. This approach could potentially enhance safety measures for users in this scenario.
Updated on: 2023-05-26T20:22:22.590171+00:00