# <center><i class="fa fa-edit"></i> 3.1 Bitcoin Transactions </center> ###### tags: `Blockchain` The following notes are taken from [Coursera](https://www.coursera.org/learn/cryptocurrency/home/week/2) --- ### Account-Based Ledger (not Bitcoin)* ![](https://i.imgur.com/g2adxvZ.jpg) Each input contains a signature in a typical transaction ### Transaction-Based Ledger (Bitcoin)* ![](https://i.imgur.com/mNaaNTX.jpg) ### Joint Payments* ![](https://i.imgur.com/dGuhWc1.jpg) ### Real Bitcoin Transaction 1. Metadata ![](https://i.imgur.com/nJp74jo.png) 2. Transaction inputs ![](https://i.imgur.com/XiAVg8W.png) 3. transaction outputs ![](https://i.imgur.com/XAFIJZe.png) :::warning *simplified to one transaction per block :::