Questions tagged [transactions]

Transactions are signed messages carrying out the transfer or generation of bitcoins. They are broadcast throughout the Bitcoin network and, if accepted, integrated in the blockchain.

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Reading blk.dat files using pybtc does not yield transactions

I am trying to parse the blk.dat files using pybtc but I can't seem to get this right. f = open(block_filename, "rb") lines = f.readlines() for block in tqdm(lines): ...
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How to implement stake.com model of deposit & withdraw flow for my crypto poker casino?

In stake.com for each user they generate separate bech32 address for deposit & displays the deposited amount as balance in top of the navigation bar. Similarly for withdraw they just ask for the ...
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How do i trade my bitcoin with high chances of profit [closed]

I have been wanting to invest my funds in a very long time but i always have it difficult to do because i am always scared of losing my funds to bitcoin and now that i realize the speedy increment of ...
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Sum of block values not zero?

Take for e.g. block 163440. The amount paid out in the coinbase transaction is not reward+fees. Does the network not require blocks to have a sum of zero for all transactions + block reward? ...
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What are Bitcoin's transaction and script limits?

What are the limits of different transactions and scripts (by consensus and standardness)? Some stack exchange questions discuss some of them (but not all) and all these are scattered around. What is ...
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Request tx messages from other peers?

I'm trying to request tx messages from known peers but it doesn't appear as though this is supported with bitcoin-cli. Is there a way to do this?
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How is it resolved when two miners find the block at the same time?

I am new in this world and I am trying to understand some simple concept of Blockchain and the propagation of transaction. Let say that a transaction x is made so from what i understand until now this ...
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parse bitcoin addresses from transactions received through the P2P protocol using python

I'm trying to extract public keys and transaction amounts from tx commands using python. Everyone on this stack exchange has been extremely helpful, but I think it's time to try and leverage a library ...
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Is there a set length that a signature can be?

I'm reading this page which describes the following method of creating a stack: OP_0 <A sig> <B sig> OP_2 <A pubkey> <B pubkey> <C pubkey> OP_3 Sig Stack Pubkey ...
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Binance API and Unity. Game involving depositing crypto and withdrawal

Hi if i need to allow players do deposit x crypto in my game. Use this deposited crypto and convert it to BUSD and use this as "token"to play games. And after winning, you can earn reward ...
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Relation between transaction data and transaction id

What is the relationship between transaction data and transaction id (which is used at mempool to generate Merkle root)? Note : when we query the getblock with verbosity 2, we get raw block in json ...
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Block packets contain tx_in_sig_script, is this shared with tx data from tx packets?

I'm trying to find the signature script that is in a tx message so I can better parse data. I have found that it is in there sometimes, but largely the tx packets don't contain anything in the block ...
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Bonus bitcoin or bitcoin bosus? [duplicate]

I have been receiving emails from bitcoin bonus. I downloaded a game a a year ago, forgot about it now they are telling me I have over 30grand. Plead help me in how to get these funds out or if it's ...
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Why zero amount transaction outputs are kept in Bitcoin Core chainstate database?

They can be added as an input to a transaction, but what is the benefit of that? Isn't it the same as adding any random data to the transaction and pay the fee? You must know the key(s) to sign, and ...
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Where is a transaction stored before getting added to the mempool?

A transaction is stored in the mempool before it is confirmed. However, the Bitcoin node can't verify incoming transactions with 'light speed' to add them to a mempool—it obviously needs some time. So,...

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