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Bug in 'Timelocked' Bitcoin Contracts Could Spur Miners to Steal From Each Other

A widespread bug has compromised a special type of bitcoin transaction that is supposed to discourage miners from cheating, new research shows.

Updated Sep 14, 2021, 8:46 a.m. Published Jun 1, 2020, 8:00 a.m.
Credit: Shutterstock/Vinicius Bacarin
Credit: Shutterstock/Vinicius Bacarin