Someone put a virus signature into the blockchain

Author: Christophe Biocca 2014-05-16 15:19:37
Published on: 2014-05-16T15:19:37+00:00

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Summary:

On May 16, 2014, David Shares posted on the Bitcoin developers' mailing list regarding a Reddit post about a virus signature in the Bitcoin blockchain. He shared a link to the relevant Github issue, highlighting the issue if it hadn't been seen by the group yet. The email included an ad for cross-browser testing, but the main topic was the possible presence of a virus signature.

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