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Finney attack on honest-replace-by-fee
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gistfile1.txt
In chronological order:
t1
- spends t0
- pays a1 (to attacker)
t2
- spends t0
- spends t0b
- pays a1 (to attacker)
- pays a2 (to attacker)
- replaces t1
t3
- spends t0b
- pays a3 (merchant)
- less fee than t2
t1 is recognized by all nodes.
t2 is only recognized by RBF nodes.
t3 is only recognized by non-RBF nodes.
If t2 is mined now a Finney attack has been executed on
the merchant with address a3.
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