Multisig quorum failure — software wallet (2018)

Blocked

Case description

An October 2018 forum case describes a DAO-style investment club whose Bitcoin treasury was held in a multisig controlled by token votes. A software bug in the voting contract caused a quorum to be registered for a transaction that the majority of token holders opposed. The transaction moved funds that could not be recovered without a controversial rollback.

Custody context

Stress condition	Multisig quorum failure
Custody system	Mobile or software wallet
Outcome	Blocked
Documentation	Unknown
Year observed	2018
Country	Unknown

Structural dependencies observed

Third-party platform dependency

What this illustrates

Access ran through a third-party platform. When that platform became unavailable, so did the Bitcoin. Access was not recoverable.

Outcome interpretation

Access was not possible under the reported conditions.

Source

Publicly Reported

Evidence type

Forum post

Evidence link

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=83794.0

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Framework references

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