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What opcodes does Ethereum support that Bitcoin does not support, or could not be implemented using Bitcoin's opcodes? You've got everything that looks essenti
by paulmd 9y ago
What opcodes does Ethereum support that Bitcoin does not support, or could not be implemented using Bitcoin's opcodes?
You've got everything that looks essential to me: add/sub, mul/div, logical and/or, bitwise, string, crypto, etc.
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Script#Opcodes https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Script#Opcodes
No disagreement that the Bitcoin development process is broken as fuck though.
- lojack 9y agoBitcoin specifically avoids loops and recursion. The codes you included allow basic contracts, but bitcoin scripts are guaranteed to halt. Its a conscious decision, and I'm not sure its a bad choice for the project.