bitcoin-dev mailing list announcement about the issue. Recommends stopping processing transactions

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bitcoin-dev mailing list announcement about the issue. Recommends stopping processing transactions

Hello again, block 000000000000015c50b165fcdd33556f8b44800c5298943ac70b112df480c023 (height=225430) seems indeed to have cause pre-0.8 and 0.8 nodes to fork (at least mostly). Both chains are being mined on - the 0.8 one growing faster. After some emergency discussion on #bitcoin-dev, it seems best to try to get the majority mining power back on the "old" chain, that is, the one which 0.7 accepts (with 00000000000001c108384350f74090433e7fcf79a606b8e797f065b130575932 at height 225430). That is the only chain every client out there will accept. BTC Guild is switching to 0.7, so majority should abandon the 0.8 chain soon. Short advice: if you're a miner, please revert to 0.7 until we at least understand exactly what causes this. If you're a merchant, and are on 0.8, stop processing transactions until both sides have switched to the same chain again. We'll see how to proceed a...

Full article: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=305...

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@an_fi » 12 Mar '13, 8am
RT @dumdidum: Looks like there is a little #bitcoin Fuck up going on. [link]
@dumdidum » 12 Mar '13, 7am
Looks like there is a little #bitcoin Fuck up going on. [link]
@passy » 12 Mar '13, 6am
A bug in older Bitcoin clients caused the blockchain to split up into multiple forks. [link] Chains: https://t.co/rOAUp7a7LQ
@bolstad » 12 Mar '13, 6am
RT @nilssonanders: Bitcoin blockchain issue - merchants suggested to temporarily stop transactions. (Mt Gox has) - [link]
@nilssonanders » 12 Mar '13, 4am
Bitcoin blockchain issue - merchants suggested to temporarily stop transactions. (Mt Gox has) - [link]
@mrschtief » 12 Mar '13, 4am
Bug in #bitcoin software? Some markets are closed [link]
@DIYism » 12 Mar '13, 2am
[link] BitCoin网络发生重大故障,0.7版节点群因BDB数据库限制拒绝一含超1700交易区块,而大量矿机0.8版能接受,网络自动表决发生分歧,开发社群已建议最大矿机BTCGuild切回0.7版,0.8版能接受的顶端交易block将被抛弃
@wwwjoonetnet » 12 Mar '13, 2am
looks like there's some problem with #bitcoin blockchain [link]
@nottinhill » 12 Mar '13, 2am
BitCoin is running in a major f*ck-up right now, this minute - [link]
@ralphtheninja » 12 Mar '13, 1am
RT @sneakatdatavibe: Details of #bitcoin block chain fork here: [link]
@sneakatdatavibe » 12 Mar '13, 1am
Details of #bitcoin block chain fork here: [link]
@ethanschoonover » 12 Mar '13, 1am
A wee bit worse than your typical IRC net split: risk of bitcoin chain forking. [link]
@bitfloor » 12 Mar '13, 1am
BTC transactions temporarily suspended due to bitcoin blockchain issues. More information here: [link]
@bitcoinnews » 12 Mar '13, 12am
RT @doublec: bitcoin-dev mailing list announcement about the issue. Recommends stopping processing transactions [link]
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bitcoin-dev mailing list announcement about the issue. Recommends stopping processing transactions [link]
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