double-spending 双重支付

Double-spending is a potential flaw in a digital cash scheme in which the same single digital token can be spent more than once. Unlike physical cash, a digital token consists of a digital file that can be duplicated or falsified. Wikipedia

通常我们使用硬币或者纸币进行交易时,一手交钱一手交货,钱花出去了就没了,不存在一笔钱花两次的情形。而数字货币在线上交易,扭转的是一系列的数据,这些数据可能被复制或者篡改,那么持有数字货币的人就可能拿一笔数字货币进行多次的支付。这就是“双重支付”。

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