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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2018
Nchain Licensing Ag, Zug, CH;
John Fletcher, Cambridge, GB;
nChain Licensing AG, Zug, CH;
Abstract
There may be provided a computer-implemented method for use with a blockchain. The computer-implemented method includes: broadcasting a first deposit transaction configured to allow a first digital asset to be unlocked after a defined period of time through generation of a signature which is valid for a first public key and unlocked at any time through generation of a signature which is valid for a second public key; before expiration of the defined period of time, broadcasting a first funding transaction which encumbers a second digital asset with the first public key, the second public key and a third public key; and after expiration of the defined period of time, broadcasting a transaction unlocking the first digital asset with a signature which is valid for the first public key.