From a51d2f941bd295119bba7f551610fa01957ee4e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jameson Lopp Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 09:36:17 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Attempting clarification of 6 confirmation standard --- preface.asciidoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/preface.asciidoc b/preface.asciidoc index 8e490082..a1f5c26f 100644 --- a/preface.asciidoc +++ b/preface.asciidoc @@ -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")))