Author: bgroff at lavabit.com 2011-06-16 04:53:40
Published on: 2011-06-16T04:53:40+00:00
The context is about a pull request on GitHub for the Bitcoin project. The pull request concerns the implementation of "escrow" coins that are under the control of multiple parties. The initial implementation allows n parties to vote, with k good signatures needed. This new feature can be used for different purposes such as multi-party contracts and dispute resolution.The pull request can be found at https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/319. It proposes a new feature for controlling Bitcoin "escrow" coins. The README file provides more information about this feature, explaining that it allows multiple parties to vote on the control of these coins. The implementation requires k good signatures out of n possible votes.The new feature has several potential use cases, such as multi-party contracts and dispute resolution. This pull request represents an important contribution to the ongoing development of the Bitcoin project. It is expected to be reviewed by other developers before being merged into the main codebase.
Updated on: 2023-05-26T18:12:04.859853+00:00