A trusted third party that holds something of value until both sides are happy.
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Exchange bitcoin <-> webmoney using webmoney serivce
I know a guy has bitcoin and I have webmoney (wmz), so we want to exchange but we don't trust each other so I have 2 questions :
Does Webmoney allow ecurrency - ecurrency exchanging ?
Can we use ...
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What clients support escrow transactions apart from Blockchain's MyWallet?
By escrow transactions I mean basic 2 of 3 multi-signature transaction like here https://blockchain.info/wallet/escrow
Are there any other bitocoin clients where I can do this?
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Why don't bitcoin escrow transactions require a third party?
I've read this article: What are "routine escrow mechanisms"?
But I don't understand the bitcoin escrow system.
Can anyone explain me how this escrow system doesn't need a third party ?
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What are “routine escrow mechanisms”?
The original Nakamoto paper states
routine escrow mechanisms could easily be implemented to protect buyers
What is meant by "routine escrow mechanisms"? Is this cryptography jargon? What are ...
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How much escrow/ Multi-signature transactions are done?
I have read here about the possibility of Multi-signature transactions. Is there a statistic available how much of these are done?
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Promise-to-pay functionality without escrow where sellers vote if they should pay
Is there a promise-to-pay functionality with no escrow where a seller can set a bitcoin address for buyers to send promise-to-pay bitcoins. Once seller fulfills his promise, the buyers will confirm ...
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Creating an eWallet - How can i go about this?
My experience in PHP is not the best, but its good enough to learn and expand. I wish to create a Bitcoin eWallet for my website where it automatically creates a Bitcoin wallet for users. This wallet ...
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How does one make multisignature transactions with the bitcoin client?
With the release of bitcoin version 0.6.1rc2, it is now possible to do M-of-N required signature transactions in the main network. But how does one actually perform such a transaction?
I've been ...
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Using Bitcoin contracts to run a betting site without the need for deposits?
There are a couple of bitcoin betting sites, but they all seem to require making a deposit with them. Is it possible to somehow use the Bitcoin contract system to establish a distributed betting pool? ...
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How do I implement an escrow service using Bitcoin contracts?
I can see that Bitocin can provide escrow contracts. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Contracts#Example_2:_Escrow_and_dispute_mediation
Can someone provide a worked example or even better a pointer to a ...
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Is there a way to publicly raise Bitcoin funds?
What services are available to publicly raise Bitcoin funds?
I'm considering setting up a Bitcoin fund that would accept BTC donations. If the fund doesn't reach a certain value after a time, I'd ...
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Decentralized escrow functionality built into Bitcoin?
AFAIK there are a few websites out there that offer escrow services for Bitcoin. Those however are central, i.e. I have to "trust" them.
Is it being discussed, is it theoretically possible, or does ...
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Which Bitcoin escrow services are available - and reliable?
For some transaction, the possibility of generating "chargebacks" might be very useful. For example, when trust cannot be established between both parties. In such cases, a trusted third party may be ...
