Author: Christian Decker 2015-11-06 14:52:49
Published on: 2015-11-06T14:52:49+00:00
In an email exchange, Jorge Timón and Christian Decker discuss the use of the term "malleability" in relation to Bitcoin transactions. Timón argues that there is a terminology confusion between conflicting spends of the same outputs (unconfirmed double-spends) and signature malleability, which Segregated Witnesses solves. Decker agrees and clarifies that his main goal is to eliminate the risk of detaching transactions in off-blockchain protocols that rely on a number of transactions being chained, hence solving signature malleability might be the correct term. They both agree that Segregated Witnesses would be a perfect solution, but a good migration plan for Bitcoin needs to be found.
Updated on: 2023-06-11T00:31:18.941198+00:00