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Bitcoin covenants
A Bitcoin covenant constrains some property of future spending rather than only specifying who can authorize the current spend; proposed covenant mechanisms differ significantly in scope, complexity, and consensus tradeoffs.
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A Bitcoin covenant constrains some property of future spending rather than only specifying who can authorize the current spend; proposed covenant mechanisms differ significantly in scope, complexity, and consensus tradeoffs.
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- A Bitcoin covenant constrains some property of future spending rather than only specifying who can authorize the current spend; proposed covenant mechanisms differ significantly in scope, complexity, and consensus tradeoffs.
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