Topic: Double-spend question - Legit coins vs duplicates - page 2. (Read 3199 times)
The coins aren't in limbo. Such a transaction would not be accepted by the network so your 12 BTC is still usable in another valid transaction.
Please imagine the following scenario:
I have a new wallet on device A which I receive 2 transactions:
12 BTC
8 BTC
So my balance is 20 BTC.
I then copy that wallet.dat to an installation on device B.
From device B, I spend exactly 8 BTC, leaving a balance of 12 BTC
(I assume this spend should come directly from the address that received 8 BTC so 'change' will not be an issue).
Let's say this 8 BTC spend gets old and has many confirmations.
Now, I go back to device A, which still shows a total balance of 20 BTC.
I then 'spend' the whole 20 BTC, dropping the balance to 0.00 in the client display.
This transaction should never be confirmed as 8 of it is a double spend, so my question is:
How to get the 12 legitimate coins back from this state of limbo and back into my balance?
I have a new wallet on device A which I receive 2 transactions:
12 BTC
8 BTC
So my balance is 20 BTC.
I then copy that wallet.dat to an installation on device B.
From device B, I spend exactly 8 BTC, leaving a balance of 12 BTC
(I assume this spend should come directly from the address that received 8 BTC so 'change' will not be an issue).
Let's say this 8 BTC spend gets old and has many confirmations.
Now, I go back to device A, which still shows a total balance of 20 BTC.
I then 'spend' the whole 20 BTC, dropping the balance to 0.00 in the client display.
This transaction should never be confirmed as 8 of it is a double spend, so my question is:
How to get the 12 legitimate coins back from this state of limbo and back into my balance?
You go back to device A, the client figures out your current balance from the blockchain, not from wallet.dat and it shows 12BTC
Please imagine the following scenario:
I have a new wallet on device A which I receive 2 transactions:
12 BTC
8 BTC
So my balance is 20 BTC.
I then copy that wallet.dat to an installation on device B.
From device B, I spend exactly 8 BTC, leaving a balance of 12 BTC
(I assume this spend should come directly from the address that received 8 BTC so 'change' will not be an issue).
Let's say this 8 BTC spend gets old and has many confirmations.
Now, I go back to device A, which still shows a total balance of 20 BTC.
I then 'spend' the whole 20 BTC, dropping the balance to 0.00 in the client display.
This transaction should never be confirmed as 8 of it is a double spend, so my question is:
How to get the 12 legitimate coins back from this state of limbo and back into my balance?
I have a new wallet on device A which I receive 2 transactions:
12 BTC
8 BTC
So my balance is 20 BTC.
I then copy that wallet.dat to an installation on device B.
From device B, I spend exactly 8 BTC, leaving a balance of 12 BTC
(I assume this spend should come directly from the address that received 8 BTC so 'change' will not be an issue).
Let's say this 8 BTC spend gets old and has many confirmations.
Now, I go back to device A, which still shows a total balance of 20 BTC.
I then 'spend' the whole 20 BTC, dropping the balance to 0.00 in the client display.
This transaction should never be confirmed as 8 of it is a double spend, so my question is:
How to get the 12 legitimate coins back from this state of limbo and back into my balance?
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