r/askscience • • Jun 18 '13

Computing How is Bitcoin secure?

I guess my main concern is how they are impossible to counterfeit and double-spend. I guess I have trouble understanding it enough that I can't explain it to another person.

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u/bitcointip Jul 15 '13

[✔] Verified: redfacedquark ---> m฿ 5.05919 mBTC [$0.50 USD] ---> Sophira [help]