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Victimized of double-spending, $90 transaction ended up losing me $400 (self.Bitcoin)

DDQBredditor for 1 hours が 投稿

I'm not too familiar how bitcoin works but I do know for a fact double-spending exists.

Short story: I'm a victim of the infamous "double-spending", I won't go into detail how it's done cause I'm clueless. Regardless of how it works, it can apparently mess up your whole wallet

The transaction I recieved: https://blockchain.info/tx/fece80e7a0de053a84e72865a2eadaa574b1b57931149e0ae0efe81da7373ddd

The transaction I made when I recieved it, sent to localbitcoins: https://blockchain.info/tx/7ca4f27b51119ac87d2ff0373359100a98f85973fffc4228a697efe2690c7e7b

I do understand that the transactions above will just fade away and I accepted my lose, today I tried to send coins once again

Transaction to localbitcoins #2: https://blockchain.info/tx/e30c36568e24992cf41c68c28f7a08944b9d5177b0ec72c77d3d973dab1b0834

This must be a joke? 0.00393192 BTC from the double-spend just screwed me over completely, I've contacted both Localbitcoins and Blockchain.info but neither is willing to help me out, welp there goes a couple of xmas gifts.

Is there anything I can do about it? I do realize it's my own fault for not understanding how blockchain.info uses multiple addresses in the same transaction but it feels very sour to lose $396 over $4.

Hope this gives you all an heads-up..

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[–]sos755 [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

It's not clear why you think you lost $400. I only see the $90 transaction as being double spent. Talk to the person that sent the $90 to you and ask them to send it again.

In general, accepting unconfirmed bitcoins can be risky and spending them can cause problems for you and the person receiving them.

In the end, all the transactions will disappear (including the $90 sent to you), but you will have to wait.

[–]DDQBredditor for 1 hours[S] [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Printscreen: http://prntscr.com/dlz5v5

As you can see this transaction won't confirm as there's double-spent balance in it, the BTC left my Blockchain wallet

[–]nullc [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

bc.i lets you spend unconfirmed payments from third parties? -- and even does so automatically? :(

Bitcoin Core won't do that.

[–]DDQBredditor for 1 hours[S] [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Yeah I got incredibly surprised when I noticed, it's a real bitcoin trap..

[–]dooglus [スコア非表示]  (3子コメント)

First off, you haven't lost anything other than the 0.1136402 BTC that was double-spent on you.

I would recommend using a better wallet than blockchain.info's offering. Ideally one that allows you to tell it not to attempt to spend unconfirmed coins. Definitely one that doesn't attempt to spent coins which will definitely never confirm - that's just crazy behavior on b.i's part.

If it was me I would export the private keys from blockchain.info's wallet, import them in Bitcoin Core, and spend them from there. You probably don't have a synced up copy of Bitcoin Core, and it can take quite a long time to sync the blockchain, so maybe you don't want to go that route. If you do, let me know and I'll walk you through it.

Alternatively, if you're willing to trust me with your coins I can move them to a new address for you. But of course I understand if you're wary of doing that.

[–]DDQBredditor for 1 hours[S] [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Printscreen: http://prntscr.com/dlz5v5 As you can see this transaction won't confirm as there's double-spent balance in it, the BTC left my Blockchain wallet

It didn't even go into my LBTC wallet either..

[–]phor2zero [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

There are other wallets he could imperil the privkey to.

[–]DDQBredditor for 1 hours[S] [スコア非表示]  (0子コメント)

Could you please explain how that would work? The #2 transaction left my wallet but isn't in my recieving wallet, so it's stuck inbetween I believe

[–]glockbtc [スコア非表示]  (1子コメント)

You can't lose more than the transaction. Maybe you're mistaking a change address. Give it time to settle, you didn't and cannot lose $400. That's not how Bitcoin works. Also you can't be a double spend victim as a sender