Smart contract programming languages: sCrypt vs. Solidity
This article compares sCrypt and Solidity, to help users decide which one they should use for building smart contracts in the Bitcoin or Ethereum Virtual Machine ecosystems.
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The complete guide to full stack BSV blockchain development
In this guide, sCrypt teaches a Web3 tech stack that will allow users to build full stack decentralized apps on the BSV blockchain.
Threshold Signatures: Private key never exists
Working as a cryptographic protocol, the Threshold Signature Scheme enhances security and trust in distributed systems by ensuring that no single party can unilaterally generate a signature.
Distributed Key Generation: Verifiable and dealerless
Distributed Key Generation enhances security in various applications by distributing trust among participants, reducing the risk of key compromise.
Proof of Work in Bitcoin: No floating point number used
In this article, sCrypt shares how Proof of Work (PoW) works in Bitcoin, explaining that its core process involves finding a hash below a target value set by the network.
Steganography and its applications in Bitcoin
There is a thin line differentiating stenography from cryptography, with the latter using encryption to make files unreadable while the other aims for total concealment of information.
Sign without knowing the private key in ECDSA
While knowing one's private key is essential in generating a valid digital signature, using ECDSA makes it possible to sign even without the private key.
BSV vs BTC smart contracts
sCrypt's Xiaohui Liu compares the fundamentals of smart contracts between BSV and BTC and how these affect the realization of developing and implementing use cases.
Incorporate smart contracts into Ordinals on BTC
sCrypt demonstrates the process of incorporating sCrypt smart contracts into Ordinals, expanding the range of potential use cases.
Introduce sCrypt: A Layer-1 smart contract framework for BTC
With sCrypt, developers can easily write, test, debug, deploy, and call BTC smart contracts in Typescript without needing to fork and learning new tools.
Futures contract on Bitcoin
Apart from mitigating risks for hedgers, futures contract provides other purposes that contribute to the overall market efficiency, including facilitating market liquidity and price discovery.
Access other blockchains from Bitcoin trustlessly
Smart contracts using SPV can be a foundation for many other applications and can help access other compatible blockchain data without trusting an oracle.