09-20-2024
Xiaohui Liu
Author
Xiaohui Liu is the founder and CEO of sCrypt Inc., a company dedicated to providing integrated on-chain smart contracting solutions on BSV. Previously, he was a co-founder and the Chief Scientist at blockchain startup ContentBox. Before that, he was a Research Scientist at Facebook in the Connectivity Lab, conducting fundamental research to make internet access available throughout the world. He has a Ph.D. in Computer Science, specialized in peer-to-peer distributed networking. He has published multiple papers in premier conferences and journals. He also has one international patent.
Article by Xiaohui Liu
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Sign without knowing the private key in ECDSA
While knowing one's private key is essential in generating a valid digital signature, using ECDSA makes it possible to sign...
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13 February, 2024
BSV vs BTC smart contracts
sCrypt's Xiaohui Liu compares the fundamentals of smart contracts between BSV and BTC and how these affect the realization of...
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23 January, 2024
Incorporate smart contracts into Ordinals on BTC
sCrypt demonstrates the process of incorporating sCrypt smart contracts into Ordinals, expanding the range of potential use cases.
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12 January, 2024
Introduce sCrypt: A Layer-1 smart contract framework for BTC
With sCrypt, developers can easily write, test, debug, deploy, and call BTC smart contracts in Typescript without needing to fork...
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2 January, 2024
Futures contract on Bitcoin
Apart from mitigating risks for hedgers, futures contract provides other purposes that contribute to the overall market efficiency, including facilitating...
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26 December, 2023
Access other blockchains from Bitcoin trustlessly
Smart contracts using SPV can be a foundation for many other applications and can help access other compatible blockchain data...
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21 December, 2023
Quantum-resistant Bitcoin using Lamport Signatures
Lamport Signatures provide an added layer of security for Bitcoin against attacks triggered by quantum computers, which are increasingly becoming...
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19 December, 2023
On-chain option contracts using covenants
Option contracts on chain allow the execution of sophisticated financial contracts such as call and put options directly on a...
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14 December, 2023
Borrow and lend on Bitcoin
Payments aren't the only transactions that can be done on chain, and with smart contracts, even direct lending and borrowing...
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13 December, 2023
Custody of court-seized Bitcoins: ‘OP_COURT’
sCrypt has implemented a smart contract designed for the custody and management of seized bitcoins from an individual suspected of...
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12 December, 2023
Bonds on Bitcoin
sCrypt's method explores integrating blockchain into the bond market, aiming to leverage its advantages to enhance efficiency and accessibility in...
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20 November, 2023
On-chain limit orders using covenants
sCrypt has developed limit orders on chain and it is based on a type of smart contract called covenants, where...
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