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Re: Is 51% attack a double-spending threat to bitcoin?
by
aliashraf
on 03/04/2020, 12:44:18 UTC
To be even more clear:
Defrauding people by re-org attacks on blockchains is not double-spending because it doesn't inflate the coins in circulation, it is just a fraud!

Usually when people talking about double-spending, they mean using their coin/money twice (ignoring whether first transaction become invalid or both transaction are valid which causes inflation).
IMO you should specify your specific definition of double-spending on your thread.
Well, you are right and I did it above thread and by striking through the wrong perception and bolding the correct one in your comment.

As I've mentioned in my latest reply to @odolvobo, it is very critical to distinguish between the two nowadays because the ambiguity leads to unjust assessment of most improvement proposals.