How do KIP-10 threshold scripts let pool participants keep control of their own funds?

KIP-10 lets each mining pool participant use a threshold-based P2SH address that they personally control, even while the pool uses it to coordinate payouts. P2SH stands for Pay-to-Script-Hash — a type of Kaspa address where the spending rules are locked into a script enforced by the network itself, not by the pool. The pool can include a participant's UTXO as a transaction input to balance the inputs-to-outputs ratio, but the script conditions mean the pool cannot redirect funds to an unauthorized destination. For miners, this is the practical benefit: you get the efficiency gains of frequent pool payouts while your coins remain under your own cryptographic control at all times.

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