In Bitcoin, the most common kind of transactions is in the form “Bob pays Alice,” and it is based on the Pay to-Public Key Hash (P2PKH) script, which are resolved by sending the public key and a digital signature created by the corresponding private key. P2PKH transactions are just one among many standard classes: a transaction is standard if it passes Bitcoin Core IsStandard() and IsStandardTx() tests. However, the creation of ad-hoc scripts to lock (and unlock) transactions allows for also generating non-standard transactions, which can be nevertheless broadcast and mined as well. In this work, we explore the Bitcoin block-chain with the purpose to analyze and classify standard and non-standard transactions, understanding how much the standard behavior is respected.

An Analysis of Non-standard Transactions

Bistarelli, Stefano;Mercanti, Ivan
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Santini, Francesco
2019

Abstract

In Bitcoin, the most common kind of transactions is in the form “Bob pays Alice,” and it is based on the Pay to-Public Key Hash (P2PKH) script, which are resolved by sending the public key and a digital signature created by the corresponding private key. P2PKH transactions are just one among many standard classes: a transaction is standard if it passes Bitcoin Core IsStandard() and IsStandardTx() tests. However, the creation of ad-hoc scripts to lock (and unlock) transactions allows for also generating non-standard transactions, which can be nevertheless broadcast and mined as well. In this work, we explore the Bitcoin block-chain with the purpose to analyze and classify standard and non-standard transactions, understanding how much the standard behavior is respected.
2019
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