Bitcoin user accidentally pays $103,000 in fees to send nothing at all

Bitcoin’s lack of a fee cap is a glaring systemic flaw that just allowed a miner to pocket $103,000 for a transaction that moved zero coins. Because the protocol prioritizes "finality" over common sense, a simple script error can instantly drain a wallet with no way to stop it. The network doesn't care if you're being robbed by your own code; it just processes the fee. Is a system that permits a $100,000 charge for a $0 transfer actually a viable future for finance?
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