Ethereum smart contracts made it possible to create powerful decentralized applications; however, the most established and well known cryptocurrency is still Bitcoin. What if you could write smart
contracts that hold and transfer real bitcoins directly? The Bitcoin
ecosystem could be enriched with countless applications such as
decentralized custody solutions, Bitcoin-based pay-roll systems,
Bitcoin tipping services in decentralized social media platforms and
games among many others! In this workshop, we will show that Bitcoin
smart contracts can be built on the InternetComputer, a blockchain-based platform for the execution of general-purpose smart contracts.
After a short introduction, the bulk of the workshop will be dedicated to building a simple Bitcoin smart contract that contains all the key
ingredients such as checking Bitcoin balances and transferring bitcoins.
