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		mschuster91 on Dec 29, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Exmo Bitcoin exchange chief executive kidnapped in... > Multi-sig exists. Multi-sig does not prevent anyone from kidnapping me and distributing a video "sign us all your btc funds or this dude is going to get tortured".

knocte on Dec 29, 2017 [–]

Well sure, but the executives of the exchange signing that transaction would actually be a violation of the law, because they are custodians of their customers' funds and not all customers may agree in saving their executive.

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