08_0_Expanding_Bitcoin_Transactions_Other.md

Chapter Eight: Expanding Bitcoin Transactions in Other Ways

The definition of basic transactions back in Chapter Six said that they sent funds immediately, but those are both elements that can be changed. This final section on Expanding Bitcoin Transactions talks about how to send things other than cash and how to do it at a time other than now.

Objectives for This Section

After working through this chapter, a developer will be able to:

• Create Transactions with Locktimes
• Create Transactions with Data

Supporting objectives include the ability to:

• Understand the Different Sorts of Timelocks
• Plan for the Power of Locktime
• Plan for the Power of OP_RETURN

Table of Contents

• Section One: Sending a Transaction with a Locktime
• Section Two: Sending a Transaction with Data