Bitcoin protocol core library
The library implements components necessary for client-side-validation in bitcoin protocol, specifically
- deterministic bitcoin commitments API (LNPBP-14, 6 standards)
- bitcoin-based single-use-seal API (LNPBP-10 and LNPBP-39 standards)
Client-side-validation is a paradigm for distributed computing, based on top of proof-of-publication/commitment medium layer, which may be a bitcoin blockchain or other type of distributed consensus system.
The development of the library is supported by LNP/BP Standards Association.
Usage
To use libraries, you just need latest version of libraries, published to
crates.io into [dependencies]
section of your project
Cargo.toml
. Here is the full list of available libraries from this repository:
= "0.5" # Deterministic bitcoin commitments crate
= "0.5" # Bitcoin single-use-seals crate
= "0.5" # Library including both of the previous crates
bp-core
crate is an "umbrella" library containing both deterministic bitcoin
commitments and bitcoin seals crates inside.
Known applications
The current list of the projects based on the library include:
- RGB: Confidential & scalable smart contracts for Bitcoin & Lightning
- Bitcoin-based decentralized identity proposal uses single-use-seals
Contributing
Contribution guidelines can be found in CONTRIBUTING
More information
MSRV
This library requires minimum rust compiler version (MSRV) 1.41.1.
Policy on altcoins
Altcoins and "blockchains" other than Bitcoin blockchain/Bitcoin protocols are not supported and not planned to be supported; pull requests targeting them will be declined.
Licensing
See LICENCE file.