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Bitcoin Script

Bitcoin’s deliberately limited language for expressing conditions that authorize spending.

Bitcoin’s deliberately limited language for expressing conditions that authorize spending.

Bitcoin’s deliberately limited language for expressing conditions that authorize spending. This coordinate is placed in the wider system through its protocol, economic and historical relationships.

Understanding Bitcoin Script helps distinguish a verifiable Bitcoin mechanism or historical record from slogans, products and market narratives.

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Linked to related atlas coordinates

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Grounded in a source record

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Explains function and trade-offs

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Part of the open Bitcoin knowledge graph

DOC · 001Bitcoin Developer Guide — ScriptsDocumentation
Reviewed 25 July 2026Source-first · No investment advice