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wmf
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Stop Saying Bitcoin Transactions Aren’t Reversible
If your transaction gets orphaned you can just broadcast it again.
jameshart
on Dec 5, 2013
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If the goods you purchased are already in your hands, and your bitcoin payment has been lost in a blockchain accident, what is your incentive to rebroadcast your bitcoin payment?
wmf
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That's why this thread is discussing m-of-n and escrow. But since transactions are public anyone (like the recipient) could rebroadcast it.
ZoF
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Honor my friend, honor. Unfortunately I find myself sorely lacking.
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