Thread: ELI5: If banks currently make transactions digitally, what prevents hackers from creating counterfei

ELI5: If banks currently make transactions digitally, what prevents hackers from creating counterfei (by Sparky)

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(29 / M-F / Massachusetts)
15-Dec-18 11:12 pm

ELI5: If banks currently make transactions digitally, what prevents hackers from creating counterfeit digital currency? In other words how are banks kept accountable for the amount of money they actually have?

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