Hashlock

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Bitcoin feature that restricts the spending of an output or multiple outputs until a specified piece of data is publicly revealed.

    "By encumbering the Bitcoin transaction outputs with a hashlock and timelock, the channel counterparty will be unable to outright steal funds and Bitcoins can be exchanged without outright counterparty theft."

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"By encumbering the Bitcoin transaction outputs with a hashlock and timelock, the channel counterparty will be unable to outright steal funds and Bitcoins can be exchanged without outright counterparty theft."

Etymology

From hash + lock.

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