bitcoin-computer

Bitcoin Computer Monorepo

Infrastructure for building Smart Contracts on Litecoin, Bitcoin and other UTXOs-based blockchains.

Get Started

The first step is to run your own local regtest Bitcoin Computer Node. Clone the repository and follow the instructions on the Readme file.

To get started with a simple Wallet example application, you can use our template to create a new project:

npx create-react-app <your-app-name> --template @bitcoin-computer/cra-template

Then, open a browser to http://localhost:3000.

The Wallet application allows you to generate addresses based on some mnemonic strings. You will need to fund your wallet using the Bitcoin Computer Node. Follow the instructions in the Readme file.

Once you fund the Wallet, the balance should be updated. You can then send transactions to other addresses.

Many other examples can be found in the Applications section. The complete documentation can be found in Bitcoin Computer Docs.

Smart Contract System

• Bitcoin Computer Lib: A library for building smart contracts on Litecoin/Bitcoin.
• Bitcoin Computer Node: It provides trustless access to the Bitcoin Computer. It provides the backend infrastructure for running smart contract based applications. It consists of a Litecoin/Bitcoin node, a database for storing index structures and off-chain data, and a web server.

Standard Smart Contracts

• BRC20 contract: A Bitcoin Computer implementation of the ERC20 Fungible Token Standard. See the documentation for more information.
• BRC721 contract: A Bitcoin Computer implementation of the ERC721 Non-Fungible Token Standard on Litecoin/Bitcoin. See the documentation for more information.

Example Applications

• Chat
• Wallet
• Fungible Token
• Non Fungible Token

Questions

If you have any questions, please let us know in our Telegram group, on Twitter, or by email [e-mail].

Documentation and Help

Have a look at the Bitcoin Computer Docs or create an issue.

Price

• Testnet: The Bitcoin Computer will be free forever on testnet.
• Mainnet: The fees for the Bitcoin Computer are exactly the same as the miners fees. For example, if the miner transaction fees is $0.01, then you will pay $0.02: one cent to the Litecoin/Bitcoin miners, and one cent to support the development of the Bitcoin Computer.