Learn how to lock your funds in Python using Taproot and spend them using Taproot script path transaction. This guide is a continuation of Stupid Simple Locking Script With Python where we learned how to lock our funds using a P2SH address.
OP_CTV aka CheckTemplateVerify is an opcode proposal that enables locking coins based on predefined transaction attributes. It's like a special rule for locking your coins with a specific plan on how to spend them in the future. Imagine it as setting a combination lock on your coins, where only a certain key (or transaction) matches your pre-set conditions can open it.
HTLC contracts are a conditional contracts that can be spent in two ways:
In this article we learn how to construct such contract and how to spend it.
