Hey ValueAccounts! May I ask what is an escrow? I'm new to this forum and bitcoin and I want to buy some bitcoin in the market place.
It's an independent and trusted third party (the "escrower") in a deal. For example, if you (the "buyer) want to buy some bitcoins by wiring USD to someone, the other party (the "seller") could betray you by not delivering the coins after the money was received. So you want the seller to first deliver the bitcoins to the escrower who will signal you that he has received them. Then you will wire the money, because the bitcoins are safely held by the escrower. Upon reception of the money, the seller will signal the escrower, who will release the bitcoins to you.
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