From 793b324cb91c32ce0a4ea80dbf4a2d63bf31e144 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Schmaus Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 17:14:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Mention potential fixes for transaction malleability --- _includes/devdoc/guide_transactions.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/_includes/devdoc/guide_transactions.md b/_includes/devdoc/guide_transactions.md index c2c907d3..0ef742f0 100644 --- a/_includes/devdoc/guide_transactions.md +++ b/_includes/devdoc/guide_transactions.md @@ -754,8 +754,10 @@ when the output from a transaction is spent before that transaction is added to the block chain. Bitcoin developers have been working to reduce transaction malleability -among standard transaction types, but a complete fix is still only in -the planning stages. At present, new transactions should not depend on +among standard transaction types, one outcome of those efforts is +[BIP 141: Segregated Witness](https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0141.mediawiki), +which is supported by Bitcoin Core but not activated. At present, new +transactions should not depend on previous transactions which have not been added to the block chain yet, especially if large amounts of satoshis are at stake.