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Bitcoin's Software Gets Security Fixes, New Features

Posted by Unknown on from the don't-modify-that-transaction dept.

itwbennett (1594911) writes "The software driving Bitcoin's network was upgraded Wednesday, with security fixes addressing a problem that defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox blamed for losing nearly half a billion dollars worth of bitcoins. The latest version of bitcoin's software, 0.9.0, contains more than a half dozen fixes for transaction malleability, according to the release notes for the software. Bitcoin Core also contains a new feature for payment requests. Previously, merchants couldn't attach a note describing an invoice, and people also could not supply a refund address to a merchant. The latest version automatically supplies a refund address." This wouldn't have prevented the Mt. Gox implosion since they weren't using the reference implementation. The foundation also renamed the software to "Bitcoin Core" to avoid confusion between Bitcoin-the-network and Bitcoin-the-reference-implementation,

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  1. What? by DogDude · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are you fucking kidding me? Bug fixes for a currency?

    I'd be real curious to see how many Bitcoin users are also Amway and Herbalife salesmen.

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  2. Let me be the first to say by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thanks, Dorian!

  3. Re:LOL .. 0.9.0? by johnsie · · Score: 1, Funny

    This is why Dogecoin is better. It's still possible to get the coins easily without much investment.

  4. Re:LOL .. 0.9.0? by moke · · Score: 1, Funny
    You're right, I'm such an idiot, I bought some when the version was 0.7.2.

    If I had only looked at the version number I could have saved myself from making $50,000