Why Blocks Aren't Instant

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The concept A transaction landing in a block isn't the same as a transaction being irreversible. Immediately after inclusion, that block sits at the tip of the chain, and there's a real (if small and shrinking) chance that a competing block at the same height wins out instead — a chain reorganization (reorg) that un-does the original block and everything……

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