How far back does MultiChain have to lookup when you do a transaction?

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How far back on the ledger does MultiChain need to look up in order to determine that a user holds a particular asset when a transaction comes in?
asked Dec 28, 2016 by anonymous

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It doesn't look back at all - it keeps a live database of unspent transaction outputs (also known as UTXOs), and can immediately check. Each transaction spends specific UTXOs rather than some general notion of a user's balance.
answered Jan 1, 2017 by MultiChain
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