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Script Timelocks

protocol.timelocks

Timelock primitives used to constrain when funds can be spent in script contracts.

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Curated resources (4)

• BIP 65: CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY (article) Absolute timelock opcode semantics.
• BIP 112: CHECKSEQUENCEVERIFY (article) Relative timelock opcode semantics.
• Bitcoin Developer Guide: Contracts (article) Practical contract templates and usage.
• Programming Bitcoin (book) Concrete examples of timelocked scripts and transaction flows built from raw primitives.

Direct prerequisites (1)

• Bitcoin Script

Direct dependents (9)

• CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY (BIP 65)
• CHECKSEQUENCEVERIFY (BIP 112)
• Coinswaps
• Lightning Commitment Transactions
• Median Time Past
• OP_CHECKTEMPLATEVERIFY (CTV)
• OP_VAULT Proposal
• Sequence Locks (BIP 68)
• Submarine Swaps

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