<p>No, there is a single multisig address, which can be computed from <em>all</em> the participants' keys.</p>
<p>Funds can then be sent to that multisig address, and when 3 out of the 5 predetermined keys associated with the address sign, that money can be spent.</p>

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2022-08-24T13:20:57.823Z
Thanks - question: when you say "single multisig adress", you mean several addresses from the extended public key? I've been sending to a new address on the multisig wallet every single transaction.
karns
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2022-08-24T13:53:26.190Z
Yes, that's possible. In that case a new address is generated, each using a new key from every participant, which are generated in lock-step from those participants' xpubs. The point I was trying to make is that that each individual multisig address has contributions from each participant. It's not an address per participant.
Pieter Wuille
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Pieter Wuille
<p>I have a 3/5 multisig bitcoin wallet. I understand all 5 signers have their own set of private keys and public keys. What I don't understand is how the &quot;receiving&quot; addresses work. Does each set of keys have its own set of addresses and it doesn't matter which addresses funds are deposited to?</p>

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Do all keyholders in a multisig wallet have separate wallet addresses that all work as the "multisig wallet"?
karns
# Do all keyholders in a multisig wallet have separate wallet addresses that all work as the "multisig wallet"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-08-19)

I have a 3/5 multisig bitcoin wallet. I understand all 5 signers have their own set of private keys and public keys. What I don't understand is how the "receiving" addresses work. Does each set of keys have its own set of addresses and it doesn't matter which addresses funds are deposited to?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-08-19. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

No, there is a single multisig address, which can be computed from *all* the participants' keys.

Funds can then be sent to that multisig address, and when 3 out of the 5 predetermined keys associated with the address sign, that money can be spent.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks - question: when you say "single multisig adress", you mean several addresses from the extended public key? I've been sending to a new address on the multisig wallet every single transaction.  
> **username_1**: Yes, that's possible. In that case a new address is generated, each using a new key from every participant, which are generated in lock-step from those participants' xpubs. The point I was trying to make is that that each individual multisig address has contributions from each participant. It's not an address per participant.  

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