<p>Usually they're a multisig transaction between a couple of core developers. One recent one was a 2-of-3 between Greg Maxwell and a couple of others. It's mainly just to prevent hit-by-a-bus scenarios, we trust in these people absolutely. </p>

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<p>There is a list of bounties on the wiki here:</p>

<p><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Active_Bounties" rel="nofollow">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Active_Bounties</a></p>

<p>How are the BTC pledges collated and eventually paid? I assume there is some kind of escrow system but I can't find out anything about it.</p>

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What escrow system does the official Bitcoin bounty progam use?
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# What escrow system does the official Bitcoin bounty progam use?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-02-19)

There is a list of bounties on the wiki here:

<https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Active_Bounties>

How are the BTC pledges collated and eventually paid? I assume there is some kind of escrow system but I can't find out anything about it.

**Tags:** escrow


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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-02-19. Score: 2

Usually they're a multisig transaction between a couple of core developers. One recent one was a 2-of-3 between Greg Maxwell and a couple of others. It's mainly just to prevent hit-by-a-bus scenarios, we trust in these people absolutely.


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