From 22f8a3d5f59257f6f2996f0a8966d05619aabdd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shannon Appelcline Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:15:04 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Create 04_4_Sending_Coins_with_a_Raw_Transaction.md --- 04_4_Sending_Coins_with_a_Raw_Transaction.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/04_4_Sending_Coins_with_a_Raw_Transaction.md b/04_4_Sending_Coins_with_a_Raw_Transaction.md index b2174b6..b20b4d7 100644 --- a/04_4_Sending_Coins_with_a_Raw_Transaction.md +++ b/04_4_Sending_Coins_with_a_Raw_Transaction.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ > **NOTE:** This is a draft in progress, so that I can get some feedback from early reviewers. It is not yet ready for learning. -As noted at the start of this chapter, the `bitcoin-cli` interface offers three major ways to send coins. [§4.1](4_1_Sending_Coins_The_Easy_Way.md) talked about sending them the first way, using the `sendtoaddress` command. Since then, we've been building details on how to send coins a second way, with raw transactions. [§4.2](4_2_Creating_a_Raw_Transaction.md) taught how to create a raw transaction, an [Interlude](4_2__Interlude_Using_JQ.md) explained JQ, and [§4.3](4_3_Creating_a_Raw_Transaction_with_Named_Arguments.md) demonstrated named arguments. +As noted at the start of this chapter, the `bitcoin-cli` interface offers three major ways to send coins. [§4.1](04_1_Sending_Coins_The_Easy_Way.md) talked about sending them the first way, using the `sendtoaddress` command. Since then, we've been building details on how to send coins a second way, with raw transactions. [§4.2](04_2_Creating_a_Raw_Transaction.md) taught how to create a raw transaction, an [Interlude](04_2__Interlude_Using_JQ.md) explained JQ, and [§4.3](04_3_Creating_a_Raw_Transaction_with_Named_Arguments.md) demonstrated named arguments. We can now put those together and actually send funds using a raw transaction. @@ -133,3 +133,7 @@ To send coins with raw transactions, you need to create a raw transaction with o _The advantages._ It gives you the best control. If your goal is to write a more intricate Bitcoin script or program, you'll probably use raw transactions so that you know exactly what's going on. This is also the _safest_ situation to use raw transactions, because you can programmatically ensure that you don't make mistakes. _The disadvantages._ It's easy to lose money. There are no warnings, no safeguards, and no programmatic backstops unless you write them. It's also arcane. The formatting is obnoxious, even using the easy-to-use `bitcoin-cli` interface, and you have to do a lot of lookup and calculation by hand. + +## What's Next? + +Continue "Sending Bitcoin Transactions" with [§4.5: Sending Coins with Automated Raw Transactions](04_5_Sending_Coins_with_Automated_Raw_Transactions.md).