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A trusted third party that holds something of value until both sides are happy.

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What are "routine escrow mechanisms"?

There are certain sorts of escrow that are very difficult to implement without a trusted party. … However, if we change the escrow system a little bit, then we can implement it without a third party. …
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Limit wallet to sending funds to a list of addresses

Absolutely. The mediator, C, creates an address. After the bet payment(s) have been made, C creates two transactions. One pays to A, and the other pays to B. He keeps both of these transactions secr …
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Decentralized escrow functionality built into Bitcoin?

I think multisignature transactions are a good escrow model. On the surface, this doesn't seem to provide any protection - the seller could just tell the buyer, "I'm taking 90% of the bitcoins. … So essentially, multisignature escrow will work because humans are vindictive. …
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