multisig

English

Etymology

Clipping of multisignature. By surface analysis, multi- +‎ sig (“signature”).

Adjective

multisig (not comparable)

1. (cryptocurrencies) Of a cryptocurrency wallet: requiring two or more signatures from different private keys in order to complete a transaction.

Noun

multisig (plural multisigs)

1. (cryptocurrencies) A multisig cryptocurrency wallet.
   • 2024 June 7, “Proof-Of-Stake On Bitcoin? Discussing Botanix's Spiderchains”, in Bitcoin Magazine‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-06-08:

     Schroé describes Spiderchains as a decentralized network of multisigs, similar in concept to the Lightning Network but using a different architecture.