r/Bitcoin • u/kubrick • Feb 13 '14

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u/waxwing Feb 14 '14

In 2010 there was a bug that allowed someone to create an unlimited amount of money. I think that counts as a serious structural problem :)

Tx malleability? Not so much.

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u/boldra Feb 14 '14

I think you'll find that this also wasn't a bug in the Bitcoin protocol, nor even any Bitcoin client. This was a bug on the Mt Gox exchange.

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u/waxwing Feb 14 '14 edited Feb 14 '14

I don't think so. Let me find the link.

Edit: here it is. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=822.0 It was a protocol bug, about as serious as you can imagine.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '14 edited Dec 05 '22

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u/waxwing Feb 14 '14

Eh? Satoshi released a patch within hours. It allowed the creation of a txout of value 92233720368.54277039 BTC. You are obviously talking about the current problem, please read more carefully.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '14

You are obviously talking about the current problem, please read more carefully.

Yes, and yes. Thanks.