This article explains the concept of multi-leg trade atomicity, which is crucial for complex transactions involving multiple assets or parties. Unlike simple payments with a single leg, trades require all legs to either complete successfully or fail entirely, with no intermediate states. The author argues that traditional escrow services merely relocate the risk rather than eliminating it. The proposed solution utilizes a Hashed Timelock Contract (HTLC) extended to bind all legs of a trade to a single secret, ensuring that either all legs settle or the entire trade unwinds without partial outcomes. AI
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