<p>The decoding error is not really an error, per se, just an OP_RETURN. OP_RETURN is used for storing data in the blockchain and that's what this transaction is doing. It's not actually a spendable output, so the block explorer is getting confused and puts out a decoding error.</p>

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<p><a href="https://blockchain.info/tx/0086601a26a823f9c407f7cf1beca1dba16ab152fb2a99186a9be5e16de4753b" rel="nofollow">In this transaction</a> There's a decoding error and an escrow. What could cause this?</p>

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Corrupted transaction
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# Corrupted transaction

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-16)

[In this transaction](https://blockchain.info/tx/0086601a26a823f9c407f7cf1beca1dba16ab152fb2a99186a9be5e16de4753b) There's a decoding error and an escrow. What could cause this?

**Tags:** transactions, blockchain, error


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-08-16. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The decoding error is not really an error, per se, just an OP\_RETURN. OP\_RETURN is used for storing data in the blockchain and that's what this transaction is doing. It's not actually a spendable output, so the block explorer is getting confused and puts out a decoding error.


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