Re: Update on Transaction Malleability - Bitcoin Foundation
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This is a denial-of-service attack; whoever is doing this is not stealing coins, but is succeeding in preventing some transactions from confirming. Its important to note that DoS attacks do not affect peoples bitcoin wallets or funds.
If no one is gaining anything, then why are they doing this?
Well who is gaining govnments who hate bitcoin?
This and some very biaed press looks like an attack , and yes it will fail.