hashlock
hashlock noun: a Bitcoin feature that restricts the spending of an output or multiple outputs until a specified piece of data is publicly revealed.
Noun
hashlock (plural hashlocks)
- 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.2016 January 14, Joseph Poon, Thaddeus Dryja, “The Bitcoin Lightning Network: Scalable Off-Chain Instant Payments”, in Lightning Network
Forms of hashlock
| plural | hashlocks |
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Origin of hashlock
From hash + lock.
Words that rhyme with hashlock
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- sock
- unlock
- baroque
- flock
- locke
- mock
- ad hoc
- frock
- unblock
- undock
- VOC
- chock
- defrock
- nock
- o'clock
- prairie dock
- proc
- smock
- acock
- amok
- bangkok
- bloc
- Carvel Rock
- doc
- grok
- hough
- loch
- pock
- slock
- wedlock
- wok
- 24-hour clock
- bock
- bok
- brocc
- choc
- croc
- digital clock
- drop lock
- Farallon Rock
- flight sock
- freezer block
- gock
- hock
- kozachok
- lough
- Nixon shock
- oc
Questions about hashlock
- What does hashlock mean?
- Hashlock means a Bitcoin feature that restricts the spending of an output or multiple outputs until a specified piece of data is publicly revealed.
- What part of speech is hashlock?
- Hashlock is a noun.
- What is the plural of hashlock?
- The plural of hashlock is hashlocks.
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