Attempting clarification of 6 confirmation standard

10 years ago · a51d2f941b
parent 29b6f111f0
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--- a/preface.asciidoc
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@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ blockchain::
 	
 confirmations::
 ((("confirmations")))
-		Once a transaction is included in a block, it has "one confirmation". As soon as _another_ block is mined on the same blockchain, the transaction has two confirmations etc. Six or more confirmations is considered final. 
+		Once a transaction is included in a block, it has "one confirmation". As soon as _another_ block is mined on the same blockchain, the transaction has two confirmations etc. Six or more confirmations is considered sufficient proof that a transaction can not be reversed.

 difficulty::
 ((("difficulty")))