IT lexicon Security Double-spending

Double-spending

Security På svenska → Updated: 2026-05-23

Spending the same digital "money" twice — the core problem cryptocurrencies solve with blockchain.

Bitcoin: a 51% attack is required to succeed. Proof of Work makes it extremely expensive. Also relevant for: payment idempotency, distributed systems where the same op can be triggered twice. Solution: unique transaction IDs.

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