[Bitcoin-segwit2x] Bitcoin Cash's mandatory replay protection - an example for B2X
Tom Zander
tomz at freedommail.ch
Tue Aug 22 09:15:27 UTC 2017
On Monday, 21 August 2017 21:11:50 CEST Jacob Eliosoff via Bitcoin-segwit2x
wrote:
> . If an old non-upgraded wallet sends a tx after the
> split, how are the two chains supposed to know which one the user
> intended? Assuming *either* one will harm some users.
Sorry, you lost me. What split?
SegWit2x is a protocol upgrade with 90% miner support. We’ve never seen a
chain-split due to a simple protocol upgrade like this before.
Without any chain-split risk, replay protection is just being incompatible
for no reason.
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