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Implement vtcatomicswap, adding Vertcoin support (#18)
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metalicjames authored and jrick committed Oct 6, 2017
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[[constraint]]
name = "google.golang.org/grpc"
version = "1.6.0"

[[projects]]
branch = "master"
name = "github.com/vertcoin/vtcd"

[[projects]]
branch = "master"
name = "github.com/vertcoin/vtcutil"

[[projects]]
branch = "master"
name = "github.com/vertcoin/vtcwallet"

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This repo contains utilities to manually perform cross-chain atomic swaps
between Decred and other cryptocurrencies. At the moment, Bitcoin (Bitcoin
Core) and Litecoin (Litecoin Core) are the two other blockchains and wallets
supported. Support for other blockchains or wallets could be added in the
future.
Core), Litecoin (Litecoin Core) and Vertcoin (Vertcoin Core) are the three
other blockchains and wallets supported. Support for other blockchains or
wallets could be added in the future.

These tools do not operate solely on-chain. A side-channel is required between
each party performing the swap in order to exchange additional data. This
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Due to the requirements of manually exchanging data and creating, sending, and
watching for the relevant transactions, it is highly recommended to read this
README in its entirety before attempting to use these tools. The sections below
explain the principles on which the tools operate, the instructions for how to
use them safely, and an example swap between Decred and Bitcoin.
README in its entirety before attempting to use these tools. The sections
below explain the principles on which the tools operate, the instructions for
how to use them safely, and an example swap between Decred and Bitcoin.

## Build instructions

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party. While the transactions can sometimes be looked up from a local node
using the `getrawtransaction` JSON-RPC, this method can be unreliable since the
set of queryable transactions depends on the current UTXO set (bitcoind,
litecoind) or may require the transaction index to be enabled (dcrd).
litecoind, vertcoind) or may require the transaction index to be enabled (dcrd).

Another method of discovering these transactions is to use a public blockchain
explorer. Not all explorers expose this info through the main user interface so
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