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by dragontamer 4726 days ago
http://blog.coinbase.com/post/43285532179/unconfirmed-transa...

In this case we fell far short of that goal (some transactions were delayed for a number of days), and for that I am truly sorry

Uhhh... you were saying? If you fail to understand the technical aspects of the technology you're building a business on, be ready for it to bite you in the ass in obscure ways.

Any implementation of Bitcoin will have "leaky abstractions".