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π Title: New Bitcoin Proposal Rescues Locked Multisig Wallets β At a Hidden Cost
ποΈ Published: 2026-09-27T19:00:00.000Z
π Summary: A recent Bitcoin improvement draft, BIP138, introduces a descriptor backup to help recover locked multisig wallets. However, while this can aid users in regaining access to their funds, there is a trade-off. If an eligible extended public key (xpub) is already known to a server, it might reveal sensitive metadata about the encrypted backup, potentially impacting user privacy. This development highlights the balance between enhanced recoverability and the associated privacy risks within multisig wallet management.
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ποΈ Source: CryptoSlate
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New Bitcoin proposal rescues locked multisig wallets - At a hidden cost
BIP138's draft descriptor backup could aid multisig recovery, but a server with an eligible xpub and a copy of the file could read its metadata.










ποΈ Source: Cointelegraph
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