Double Spend

Blockchain

What is Double Spend?

Double spending is a critical vulnerability in digital currency systems where a single unit of currency can be spent more than once, effectively creating counterfeit money and undermining the integrity of the monetary supply. In the context of blockchain technology, the Double Spend problem is solved by a distributed consensus mechanism that ensures all network participants agree on the order of transactions, preventing the same digital token from being used in two separate, simultaneous transfers.

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