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5656 in the validation.
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59- A conceptually simple client-side validation protocol might associate a
60- token with a particular UTXO. Only the set of validators needs to know
61- about that association; it does not need to be published to the block
62- chain or anywhere else that is public. When the UTXO is spent, the
63- spending transaction associates the token with a new UTXO. If Alice
59+ A conceptually simple client-side validation protocol might assign an
60+ off-chain state (like an amount of owned tokens) with a particular UTXO.
61+ Only the set of validators needs to know
62+ about that assignment; it does not need to be published anywhere public, such as the blockchain.
63+ When the UTXO is spent, the
64+ user can update the state and use spending transactions
65+ to assign the new state to a new UTXO. This mechanism is known as
66+ ** single-use seals** , and it leverages anti-double-spending property of bitcoin.
67+
68+ As an example, if Alice
6469currently controls the UTXO associated with the token and Bob wants to
6570buy it from her, she can provide him with evidence of the original
66- association and then he can use his validated copy of the block chain
71+ assignment and then he can use his validated copy of the block chain
6772plus client-side validation to verify the history of every transfer of the
6873token leading up to Alice. He can also verify that a transaction
6974created by Alice is correctly formatted to assign the token to a UTXO
7075that Bob controls.
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72- ** [ RGB] [ ] ** is a client-side validation protocol that uses
73- [ pay-to-contract ] [ topic p2c ] to allow transactions to commit to
74- additional data, such as transfers. The protocol has been designed to
75- be highly flexible .
77+ ** [ RGB] [ ] ** is a client-side validation protocol for working with arbitrary
78+ reachable state and Turing-complete state evolution rules. It uses
79+ taproot-embedded OP_RETURN commitments (named ** tapret ** ) to allow
80+ transactions to commit to smart contract state .
7681
7782** [ Taproot Assets] [ ] ** , formerly called ** Taro** , is a protocol heavily
7883inspired by RGB that uses [ taproot] [ topic taproot ] 's commitment
79- structure to allow transactions to commit to additional data.
84+ structure to allow transactions to commit to tokens. Unlike RGB, it
85+ does not allow state types other than token and doesn't have Turing
86+ completeness.
8087Taproot's construction itself derives from pay-to-contract. As the name
8188suggests, initial protocol development is specifically focused on the
8289transfer of assets (that is, digital tokens that represent assets).
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