<p>I calculated it here summarized per month:</p>

<pre><code>  month       btc      count
  201201   0.010000      1 
  201202   1.150000      5 
  201203   0.015000      2 

  201209   0.010000      1 

  201212 137.737103     46 
  201301   9.781411      9 
  201302   0.100000      2 
  201303 527.570925    724 
  201304 385.334698   1137 
  201305 300.712263    991 
  201306  20.247942     78 
  201307   6.251700     13 
  201308   0.934915      2 
  201309   0.499281     10 
  201310   0.233557     45 
  201311   0.903894    352 
  201312   0.184625    796 
  201401   0.187421   1237 
  201402   0.546214   4086 
  201403   0.573631   4314 
  201404   1.406338  12761 
  201405   1.019459   9331 
  201406  13.324859  11959 
</code></pre>

<p>I counted all multisig output transactions with valid public keys.</p>

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2014-07-09T20:56:26.357Z
Interesting numbers. Any idea why there is such a huge peak around 201304. And it's also strange that in 201404 there a very much transactions, but no real volume. I assume the non-existent months have 0 btc/counts?
Mathias711
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2014-07-09T21:39:40.050Z
thanks for this numbers. Can you tell me how you calculated them and can you calculate this number: "What percentage of Bitcoins stored in a multi sign address?" From the numbers you came up with it looks like it is way less then 3k Bitcoins in total. That is a extremely small number compared to about 11kk Bitcoins in existence.
user599464
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2014-07-09T23:03:10.307Z
very small indeed,   percentagewise that would be close to zero.
Willem Hengeveld
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2014-07-09T19:32:43.307Z
2014-07-09T19:32:43.307Z
Willem Hengeveld
<p>I am looking for a statistic of the usage of multi-sig addresses over time.
More concrete: what is the percentage of Bitcoins stored in a multi-sig address over time.</p>

<blockchain><multi-signature>
What percentage of Bitcoins stored in a multi sign address?
user599464
# What percentage of Bitcoins stored in a multi sign address?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-07-09)

I am looking for a statistic of the usage of multi-sig addresses over time.
More concrete: what is the percentage of Bitcoins stored in a multi-sig address over time.

**Tags:** blockchain, multi-signature


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-07-09. Score: 6

I calculated it here summarized per month:

```
  month       btc      count
  201201   0.010000      1 
  201202   1.150000      5 
  201203   0.015000      2 

  201209   0.010000      1 

  201212 137.737103     46 
  201301   9.781411      9 
  201302   0.100000      2 
  201303 527.570925    724 
  201304 385.334698   1137 
  201305 300.712263    991 
  201306  20.247942     78 
  201307   6.251700     13 
  201308   0.934915      2 
  201309   0.499281     10 
  201310   0.233557     45 
  201311   0.903894    352 
  201312   0.184625    796 
  201401   0.187421   1237 
  201402   0.546214   4086 
  201403   0.573631   4314 
  201404   1.406338  12761 
  201405   1.019459   9331 
  201406  13.324859  11959 

```

I counted all multisig output transactions with valid public keys.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Interesting numbers. Any idea why there is such a huge peak around 201304. And it's also strange that in 201404 there a very much transactions, but no real volume. I assume the non-existent months have 0 btc/counts?  
> **username_0**: thanks for this numbers. Can you tell me how you calculated them and can you calculate this number: "What percentage of Bitcoins stored in a multi sign address?" From the numbers you came up with it looks like it is way less then 3k Bitcoins in total. That is a extremely small number compared to about 11kk Bitcoins in existence.  
> **username_1**: very small indeed,   percentagewise that would be close to zero.  

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