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Bitcoin Script

Bitcoin Script is Bitcoin’s limited scripting system for specifying the conditions under which transaction outputs can be spent.

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Bitcoin Script is Bitcoin’s limited scripting system for specifying the conditions under which transaction outputs can be spent.

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Primary and technical sources

Bitcoin Developer DocumentationBitcoin.orgBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash SystemSatoshi Nakamoto

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