Mastering Taproot
Mastering Taproot
Unlocking Bitcoin’s Future: Taproot Script Engineering for Developers
About the Book
*Mastering Taproot* is the first comprehensive developer’s guide to Bitcoin's most powerful upgrade — Taproot.
This book walks you through the foundations of Bitcoin Script, address formats, and transaction construction, before diving into real-world Taproot programming techniques.
Written by Aaron Zhang — a former venture capitalist turned Bitcoin infrastructure builder — this book emphasizes code, testnet verification, and practical engineering. From single-leaf script spends to multi-path Merkle tree constructions, you’ll learn how Taproot scripts work from the ground up, with executable examples.
Whether you're building wallets, tools, contracts, or simply want to understand Bitcoin on-chain at a deeper level, this book is for you.
🎁 This book is now free to download.
I believe in open access to foundational Bitcoin knowledge, and I want to give back to the developer community.
💡 The suggested price is $29, which supports ongoing research and future updates.
Pay if you can — learn if you must.
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Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Private Keys, Public Keys, and Address Encoding
- The Cryptographic Hierarchy
- Private Keys: The Foundation of Ownership
- Public Keys: Cryptographic Verification Points
- Address Generation: From Public Keys to Payment Destinations
- Address Types and Encoding Formats
- Address Format Comparison
- The Derivation Model
- Practical Implications for Taproot
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 2: Bitcoin Script Fundamentals - Stack Operations and P2PKH
- 2.1 The UTXO Model: Digital Cash, Not Digital Banking
- 2.2 Bitcoin Script and P2PKH Fundamentals
- 2.3 Practical Implementation: Building a P2PKH transaction
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 3: P2SH Script Engineering - From Multi-signature to Time Locks
- 3.1 P2SH Architecture: Scripts Behind the Hash
- 3.2 Multi-signature Treasury: 2-of-3 Corporate Security
- Phase 1: ScriptSig + ScriptPubKey Execution
- P2SH Transition: Stack Reset Mechanism
- Phase 2: Redeem Script Execution
- 3.3 Time-Locked Inheritance: CSV-Enhanced P2SH
- Phase 1: P2SH Hash Verification
- Phase 2: CSV + P2PKH Execution
- 3.4 P2SH vs P2PKH: Evolution of Script Complexity
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 4: Building SegWit Transactions - From Construction to Stack Execution, and Witness Structure and Malleability Solutions
- 4.1 Transaction Malleability: The Problem SegWit Solves
- 4.2 Creating a Complete SegWit Transaction
- 4.3 SegWit Transaction Construction and Analysis
- 4.4 P2WPKH Stack Execution Analysis
- 4.5 SegWit to Taproot Evolution
- 4.6 Chapter Summary
- Chapter 5: Taproot: The Evolution of Bitcoin’s Script System
- The Taproot Promise: Unified Privacy
- Schnorr Signatures: The Mathematical Foundation
- Key Tweaking: The Bridge to Taproot
- Why This Enables Uniform Appearance
- Simple Taproot Transaction: Putting It All Together
- Real Transaction Analysis
- Taproot Stack Execution: Key Path Spending
- The Power of Indistinguishability
- Programming Differences: Evolution from SegWit
- The Cooperative Advantage
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 1: Private Keys, Public Keys, and Address Encoding
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