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Merge pull request #137 from ChrisSon15/doc-update-blindedsig
doc update blinded sig motivation
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## motivation
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The `SwapTx` will in most trades not be broadcasted to the blockchain. Therefore
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Alice (the Seller, which creates the `SwapTx`) may not want the buyer to learn
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the address used in the `SwapTx`. Since Bob (the buyer) needs to sign
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the `SwapTx` this can only be done by letting him
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The `SwapTx` is not needed for a happy trade. So it may never be published. Alice might even want to keep it hidden from Bob
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due to:
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- not revealing an address to Bob, which is not needed.
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- If Bob publishes it, he could secure its output from the danger of a WarningTx being issued at the expense of Alice.
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- or even if the own output is already secured, he could inflict unnecessary fees on Alice.
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Since Bob (the buyer) needs to sign
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the `SwapTx` this can be done by letting him
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blindly sign the transaction.
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## basics of signing with key spends

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