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Re: Would this be a realistic BIP?
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miky55
on 07/05/2020, 11:17:13 UTC
A more simple solution would be to use multi sig, which is basically what you are proposing, except in a round about way.

I think this is not exactly for the same purpose, multisig is not as simple to use for not power user or big entity imo, it has some pitfalls (https://medium.com/shiftcrypto/the-pitfalls-of-multisig-when-using-hardware-wallets-9b0e98e4c19c)
With my solution the user will have to carry only his main key, the failover will be use only in emergency cases.

But I already see a weakness with this that could be exploit: the bad guy could also see there is a contract and monitor the "unlock" message and could be the first to boradcast after the locktime.

That's why I imagine another better solution. The contact could remain the same but instaead of using a message to unock, any outcoming transaction will be delayed between the  broadcast to broadcast + RTL. In the same period only transactions to the failover adress will be imediatly processed.