Author: Jorge Timón 2016-11-17 00:06:45
Published on: 2016-11-17T00:06:45+00:00
In an email thread, Eric Voskuil corrects a misinterpretation of BIP30 stating that duplicate transaction hashes are valid in Bitcoin and BIP34 does not prevent this. The discussion then shifts to the prevention of collisions with coinbase transactions. The committed height is introduced to prevent these collisions and ensure the validity of coinbase transactions. The likelihood of collision with regular transactions is low due to the inputs taken and usage of entropy.
Updated on: 2023-06-11T20:35:48.493094+00:00