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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Bitcoin's endgame? Bitstamp also suspends withdrawals
by
tysat
on 12/02/2014, 16:37:42 UTC
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In simple terms, transaction malleability could allow someone to spend bitcoins twice, which is tantamount to counterfeiting the virtual currency.
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In simple terms... NOPE!  Transaction malleability does not allow people to double spend coins.

It allows for people to abuse websites that track deposits by txid instead of tracking address, amount, and time.