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BIP62 is a suggested modification to the Bitcoin protocol that would reduce transaction malleability. It has been withdrawn.

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Should I validate transactions using the rules in BIP62?

BIP62 introduces a number of rules to prevent transaction malleability. However many transactions already in the blockchain fail these tests. Is BIP62 currently being used to filter transactions from ...
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Why was the Oct 2015 Transaction Malleability event possible in spite of BIP62/66?

The recent re-emergence of transaction malleability has been responsible for a large number of Txs which are being double spent (October 2015). /r/Bitcoin has posted some C++ code which @amaclin has ...
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