An introduction to Operate SV

Stop wasting effort on brittle crypto implementations. Learn how a new universal schema makes building secure, robust applications on Bitcoin radically simpler.

#1about 2 minutes

The challenge of building interoperable Bitcoin apps

The promise of interoperable applications built on the blockchain as a single source of truth has not been fully realized.

#2about 6 minutes

Identifying the limitations of the Bitcom protocol

The de facto standard Bitcom suffers from broken software, high implementation effort, and brittleness that leads to errors.

#3about 5 minutes

Finding inspiration in modern data serialization standards

Exploring alternatives like JSON, CBOR, and the JOSE specification provides a foundation for a more robust and developer-friendly protocol.

#4about 1 minute

Introducing Universe for data, signatures, and encryption

Universe is a new universal schema for serializing data in a compact, binary-friendly format with signatures and encryption as first-class features.

#5about 9 minutes

How to serialize and encode data with Universe

A practical demonstration shows how to wrap a data payload in an envelope and encode it into buffer, string, or Bitcoin script formats.

#6about 7 minutes

Signing and verifying data envelopes in Universe

Learn how to apply and verify single or multiple digital signatures to a data envelope using different cryptographic algorithms.

#7about 6 minutes

Encrypting and decrypting data payloads with Universe

This demonstration covers how to perform asynchronous encryption on a payload for a specific recipient who can then decrypt it with their private key.