March 2018
Beginner to intermediate
656 pages
20h 9m
English
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Multisignature addresses
As the name implies, these addresses require multiple private keys. In practical terms, it means that in order to release the coins a certain set of signatures is required. This is also known as M-of-N MultiSig. Here M represents threshold or the minimum number of signatures required from N number of keys to release the bitcoins.