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republianmushroom

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9. Been wondering, thank you.

Reply to fujiyamasan (Reply #8)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 01:27 PM

Friday

Amazing. 10:33 AM

Conclusion: Can Bitcoin Be Faked?
Bitcoin’s tricky setup, with its blockchain, secret codes, and miners all over the world, makes it super hard to fake. It’s like having everyone watch every transaction, with super-strong locks and a million computers protecting it. So, forget faking Bitcoin — it’s close to impossible!

While some worry about people messing with the market, Bitcoin’s special features, like everyone seeing every transaction, make it almost impossible to cheat. So, the answer is clear: you can’t really fake Bitcoin!

https://medium.com/@jelmersteen76/can-bitcoin-be-faked-a-deep-dive-into-satoshis-creation-646785aebe02

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Crypto/Bitcoin Question [View all] no_hypocrisy Friday OP

Why arent comic books and baseball cards illegal Johonny Friday #1

Trump's going to... lame54 Friday #11

He has always wanted his face on currency JoseBalow Friday #12

What's really crazy is someone will just proclaim they've created a new crypto coin-- like Musk's "doge-coin" viva la Friday #2

Dogecoin was not Musk's creation and has been around since 2013 Celerity Friday #3

Wow, thanks for the info- viva la Friday #4

Dogecoin Creator Jackson Palmer: 'I Wish It Was The End of Crypto, But It's Not' (May 2022) Celerity Friday #6

There are no laws against using other forms of payment within the US for private transactions fujiyamasan Friday #5

Producing exact copies of crypto and Bitcoin is prohibited by what ? republianmushroom Friday #7

You can't really counterfeit bitcoin fujiyamasan Friday #8

Been wondering, thank you. republianmushroom Friday #9

But Bitcoins are often stolen-- "Razzlekhan" and husband stole 4.5 billion-- viva la Friday #10