Bitcoin - When you can and can’t rely on 0 confirmations

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by design, we shouldn't rely on 0 confirmations. the strength of bitcoin lies in the blockchain; without any confirmations, we were back to trust, etc

Bitpay uses 0 confirmation and listens to the network before accepting payments but as you say this is may prove to not be sufficient.

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