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		dublinben on June 16, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Instant confirmation via Bitcoin payment ... I would be incredibly careful of trusting any new BTC trust protocols this week, with the ongoing 51% threat from GHash. http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/06/bitcoin-security-gua...

BrokenPipe on June 16, 2014 | [–]

reminds me of this comment on reddit

http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/284me8/instant_conf...

Not to dismiss the 51% issue but that would affect all transactions, this -'instant protocol' is on top of bitcoin, not in replacement of.

LyndsySimon on June 16, 2014 | [–]

Ongoing? Their network skate had dropped substantially.

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