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@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ payment systems for public transit fees \cite{rupp2013p4r}.  This approach
 relies on 2-showable coins that can be used one time for fractional spending
 and another time for refunding the remaining amount without losing anonymity.
 Unfortunately this approach cannot be used for a general-purpose payment
-system, since the refund operation of Rupp et al. allows transfeing money
+system, since the refund operation of Rupp et al. allows transferring money
 in a way that hides income from taxation.  Refunding a coin into a wallet that
 didn't withdraw the coin is possible in their system, but consitutes a
 transaction between two parties that is not recognized by the system for the