Show HN: Bithoven – A high-level, imperative language for Bitcoin Smart Contract
4 days ago
- #Smart Contracts
- #Programming Language
- #Bitcoin
- Bithoven is a type-safe, high-level programming language for Bitcoin smart contracts.
- It compiles to native Bitcoin Script, supporting SegWit and Taproot.
- Features include imperative syntax, type safety, and multiple spending paths.
- Includes built-in Bitcoin primitives like timelocks, cryptography, and verification.
- Supports compilation targets for legacy, segwit, and taproot via pragmas.
- Provides a Web IDE and comprehensive documentation for developers.
- Available for CLI, Rust, and JS users with respective installation commands.
- Demonstrates a Hashed Time-Locked Contract (HTLC) example with conditional paths.
- Compiles high-level logic into optimized Bitcoin Script opcodes automatically.
- Open for contributions under the MIT License.