Quantum-resistant Bitcoin using Lamport Signatures
Lamport Signatures provide an added layer of security for Bitcoin against attacks triggered by quantum computers, which are increasingly becoming powerful as technology advances.
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On-chain option contracts using covenants
Option contracts on chain allow the execution of sophisticated financial contracts such as call and put options directly on a blockchain.
Borrow and lend on Bitcoin
Payments aren't the only transactions that can be done on chain, and with smart contracts, even direct lending and borrowing with agreed-upon terms and conditions are possible.
Custody of court-seized Bitcoins: ‘OP_COURT’
sCrypt has implemented a smart contract designed for the custody and management of seized bitcoins from an individual suspected of engaging in illegal activities.
Bonds on Bitcoin
sCrypt's method explores integrating blockchain into the bond market, aiming to leverage its advantages to enhance efficiency and accessibility in the issuance, trading, and management of bonds.
On-chain limit orders using covenants
sCrypt has developed limit orders on chain and it is based on a type of smart contract called covenants, where an output can be spent only if the transaction that spends it meets specific criteria.
Homomorphic encryption on Bitcoin
To ensure data on the blockchain remains confidential and secure, sCrypt employs homomorphic encryption, which allowis computations to be performed on encrypted data without decrypting it.
sCrypt now supports Ordinals
sCrypt announces the addition of 1Sat Ordinals in its developer platform, a move that seeks to improve the tooling for ordinal inscriptions, which today remains underdeveloped.
Atomic swap between Bitcoin and Ordinals
Ordinals can be combined with Bitcoin smart contracts, and to demonstrate the power and flexibility of combining them, sCrypt locks up an ordinal into an HTLC and atomically swaps it with bitcoins.
Catastrophe bonds on Bitcoin: Smart contract-based financial instrument
In this article, sCrypt explores how blockchain technology can be used to implement such a financial instrument and discuss the potential benefits of using blockchain for this purpose.
Integrate Ordinals with smart contracts on Bitcoin: Part 4
In this article, sCrypt demonstrates how to control the distribution and issuance of BSV-20 tokens after minting such tokens.
Integrate Ordinals with smart contracts on Bitcoin: Part 3
In this article, sCrypt shows how to integrate Bitcoin smart contracts with Ordinals with the fungible version, i.e., BSV-20 tokens.