<p>In this case, &quot;senders&quot; and &quot;receivers&quot; are just different terms for transaction inputs and outputs. This terminology is somewhat misleading, because while the inputs can belong to different people/entities, more often than not they all belong to the same entity (this has led to the so-called &quot;common input ownership heuristic&quot;).</p>

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<p>For each transaction, it mentions, for example:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Senders: 80</p>
<p>Recipients: 1</p>
</blockquote>
<p>What exactly does this mean?</p>
<p>(Also, that's one very rich dude who sent 0.25 BTC as a donation to this live streamer...)</p>

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What does "Senders" and "Recipients" mean in this context?
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# What does "Senders" and "Recipients" mean in this context?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-02-16)

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For each transaction, it mentions, for example:

> Senders: 80
>
> Recipients: 1

What exactly does this mean?

(Also, that's one very rich dude who sent 0.25 BTC as a donation to this live streamer...)

**Tags:** terminology, sending, receiving, blockchain-explorer


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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-02-16. Score: 1

In this case, "senders" and "receivers" are just different terms for transaction inputs and outputs. This terminology is somewhat misleading, because while the inputs can belong to different people/entities, more often than not they all belong to the same entity (this has led to the so-called "common input ownership heuristic").


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