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April 2012

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Events in April 2012

Sunday 1 April5328 days ago

  • Pay to script hash (P2SH) activates

    Pay to script hash (P2SH, BIP 16) took effect from block 173,805, the first block timestamped after midnight UTC on 1 April 2012. It lets anyone pay to a short address starting with 3 that stands for spending rules of any complexity, such as needing several signatures, which the recipient reveals only when spending.

    Network · 00:43 UTCSee block 173,805SourceBIP 16, Pay to Script Hash (rules apply to blocks with timestamps >= 1333238400, Apr 1 2012)