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What is Multisig?

A multisig wallet requires several keys to agree before funds move: two of three, three of five, any threshold the holders set. It converts key loss and key theft from catastrophes into quorum problems, one compromised key is an incident report, not a heist.

The cost is coordination: every movement needs signatures from keys that should live in different places, with different people or devices holding them. That is exactly the property a treasury wants and a coffee wallet does not.

Multisig on U.CASH

Merchants can point checkouts at multisig destinations, the non-custodial architecture accepts any valid address, so the quorum policy travels with the funds rather than with the platform.

See also

Cold walletNon-custodial

Multisig: FAQ

What threshold should a treasury use?
Enough keys that no single compromise or absence blocks or steals, few enough that routine moves do not become committee meetings. Two of three suits small teams; larger treasuries go higher.
Does multisig slow down payments?
For the destination, no: inbound payments need no signatures at all. Only outgoing moves assemble the quorum, which is where the discipline belongs.
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