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by SilasX 2341 days ago
But don't most exchanges have a bigger delay for withdrawing? In order to escape with anything, you would have to withdraw before the exchange was aware of the double-spend, and at that point, they'd freeze your account. The exchange might be on the hook for honoring the phantom coins other users think they bought, but you haven't profited. Am I missing something?