Handle transaction malleability when looking for confirmations

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Description

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Research direction

Investigate transaction malleability in Bitcoin light client context and how to handle it when looking for confirmations.

Tech stack

rust

Domain

blockchaincryptography

Issue type

Security

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

3

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

1-2 days

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

Active

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

Needs investigation

Prerequisites

GitRustBitcoin

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

40