Bitcoin Q&A: Threshold Signatures and Shamir Secret Sharing
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 Published On Sep 19, 2019

What are keyless, seedless threshold signatures? Does it have advantages over multi-signature schemes? What are the best practices for key storage by organizations? What is SLIP-39? How do I turn a BIP-39 recovery seed into K-of-N Shamir sharing scheme?

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0:00 What are keyless, seedless threshold signatures?
6:17 What are the best practices for key storage by organizations?
11:41 How do I turn a BIP-39 recovery seed into K-of-N Shamir sharing scheme?

These questions are from the June and August monthly patron sessions, which took place on June 29th and August 24th 2019 respectively. If you want early-access to talks and a chance to participate in the monthly live Q&As with Andreas, become a patron:   / aantonop  

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Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and respected figures in Bitcoin. He is the author of “Mastering Bitcoin,” “The Internet of Money" series, and "Mastering Ethereum."

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