BCH Backer Claims Bitcoin Wallet Double-Spend Issue Hasn’t Been Fixed
cointelegraph.com
Despite the wallets’ move to protect against BigSpender, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponent Hayden Otto claims the vulnerability is inherent to Bitcoin “by design” and can still be exploited. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Otto stated that RBF attack's are “particularly concerning for BTC-accepting merchants who could have easily handed over goods to a customer who then reversed their BTC transaction upon leaving the store.”.
However, not everyone is convinced that BigSpender comprises a grave threat to Bitcoin, with the affected wallet providers challenging the language employed by ZenGo’s researchers. ZenGo has released a free open-source tool that allows wallet providers to test their products and secure against the BigSpender vulnerability.
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