The first multi-sig transaction in Bitcoin was in
block 170052. That happened in 07/03/2012.
That is
exactly one day before Bytecoin launched. Coincidence? I don't think so.
What may have happened is that Satoshi, Cornel West and the rest of the Bytecoin team got together over a beer and decided to push their new multisig technology onto the Bitcoin blockchain as a hint of the bigger things to come.
Duh. God you're stupid not to know this. Rethink your fucking strategy already.
hmm....that's very interesting point of view. I've never thought about multi-sig txn to come right before the Bytecoin
Indeed, the possibility that this is not a coincidence is high. IMO, that this can be only Satoshi who have, first, created Bitcoin, than have implemented multi-signatures, which are great because is allows for development of higher security wallets, and, finally, have created Bytecoin, a coin which is destined to incorporate the best features of Bitcoin with some modifications.