Marker addresses: Adding identification information to Bitcoin transactions to leverage existing trust relationships
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This paper proposes a technique for creating Bitcoin transactions enriched with special " marker addresses " 1 to make it possible to easily identify the originating party and allow for special treatment by the recipient. In particular this technique can be used to implement secure zero-confirmation transactions between trusted parties without requiring an additional communication channel besides the Bitcoin network.
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