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Generic Signed Message Format

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BIP 322 uses virtual transactions to prove that a signer can satisfy a Bitcoin scriptPubKey for a message without spending or broadcasting funds.

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Curated resources (3)

• BIP 322: Generic Signed Message Format (article) Canonical specification for signing and verifying messages against arbitrary Bitcoin output scripts using virtual transactions.
• BIP 174: Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction Format (article) Related transaction-serialization context for the virtual transaction model and script-aware signing workflows.
• Programming Bitcoin (book) Hands-on context for Script, signatures, transactions, and constructing verifiable Bitcoin spending conditions.

Direct prerequisites (1)

• Bitcoin Script

Direct dependents (1)

• Proof of Reserves

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