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Pay-to-Multisig (P2MS)

protocol.p2ms

Legacy bare multisig output template that places multiple public keys and an m-of-n threshold directly in the locking script. It spends through OP_CHECKMULTISIG and predates the more flexible P2SH-based multisig pattern.

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Curated resources (3)

• P2MS - Pay To Multisig (article) Decoding walkthrough for the bare multisig locking script, unlocking script, and legacy spending flow.
• Bitcoin Developer Guide: Transactions (article) Canonical multisig script reference covering the m-of-n template and how it differs from P2SH multisig.
• Programming Bitcoin (book) Script-level reference for legacy multisig templates, stack evaluation, and spending conditions.

Direct prerequisites (1)

• OP_CHECKMULTISIG

Direct dependents (1)

• Bare Multisig Standardness

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