Update 09_0_Introducing_Bitcoin_Scripts.md

This commit is contained in:
Joe Gesualdo 2022-07-11 12:39:53 -04:00 committed by GitHub
parent 5683c85f7d
commit f07ae7b521
No known key found for this signature in database
GPG Key ID: 4AEE18F83AFDEB23

View File

@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
To date, we've been interacting with Bitcoin at a relatively high level of abstraction. The `bitcoin-cli` program offers access to a variety of RPC commands that support the creation and control of raw Bitcoin transactions that include funds, data, timelocks, and multisigs. To date, we've been interacting with Bitcoin at a relatively high level of abstraction. The `bitcoin-cli` program offers access to a variety of RPC commands that support the creation and control of raw Bitcoin transactions that include funds, data, timelocks, and multisigs.
However, Bitcoin offers much more complexity than that. It includes a simple scripting language that can be used to create even more complex redemption conditions. If multisigs and timelocks provided the bases of Smart Contracts, then Bitcoin Script builds high on that foundation. It's the next step in empowering Bitcoin. However, Bitcoin offers much more complexity than that. It includes a simple scripting language that can be used to create even more complex redemption conditions. If multisigs and timelocks provided the basis of Smart Contracts, then Bitcoin Script builds high on that foundation. It's the next step in empowering Bitcoin.
## Objectives for This Chapter ## Objectives for This Chapter