Mastering Bitcoin from the Command Line

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    Lesson 1: Introduction, general concepts, working method.

    Introduction to practical exercises, where the working method will be demonstrated and questions answered. General concepts of P2PKH, node installation. Starting the node in regtest mode. Review of general concepts of Bitcoin: K2PKH, P2SH, P2WPKH, P2WSH, and P2TR transactions. Commands for the first exercise. Fields in the transaction decoder.

    Lesson 2: Creating wallets and making transactions, descriptors, RBF, CPFP, sequence.

    Brief explanation of commands in bitcoin-cli. Transaction fields in bitcoin-cli. Sequence, Vbytes. estimatefee command. RBF (Replace-by-Fee). CPFP (Child-Pays-For-Parent). Descriptors, listdescriptors command.

    Lesson 3: PSBT, Multisignature.

    Review of descriptors, output descriptors, internal and external descriptors. Watch-only wallet, importing descriptors. Explanation of multisignature transactions and PSBT (Partially Signed Bitcoin Transaction). Commands to create a PSBT transaction.

    Lesson 4: Timelocks, CSV, CLTV, OP_RETURN.

    Relative and absolute timelocks, Data in Bitcoin with OP_RETURN.

    Lesson 5: Creating multi-signature transactions and timelocks using miniscripts. Taproot.

    We will learn how, using miniscripts, we can create and sign more complex transactions from the command line, combining multi-signatures and timelocks. Taproot on the command line.

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    In this course, we will take advantage of the opportunities that Bitcoin Core offers when interacting with the command line.

    This is a great opportunity to gain an introductory understanding of Bitcoin programming and kickstart your career in the industry.

    Prerequisites

    • Computer or Chromebook with a Linux terminal environment (see links for each operating system).
    • Basic knowledge of programming, variables, conditionals...
    • Basic knowledge of Bitcoin.

    Instructions for Windows: Activate WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) using the Windows command-line environment. You'll find the instructions at: https://learn.microsoft.com/es-es/windows/wsl/install When you can try the Ubuntu-24.04 or Debian 12 distribution

    Instructions for Chromebook: Activate developer mode, instructions: https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/9145439?hl=en-419

    To open the command line on a Mac, use the Terminal app

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    Lesson. Introduction

    This is the first introduction to command line

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