Connect API for Bitcoin SV applications

What if you could add Bitcoin micropayments to your app with just a few lines of code? This SDK abstracts away the complexity so you can focus on building.

#1about 2 minutes

Simplifying Bitcoin micropayments for developers

Integrating Bitcoin payments is complex due to concepts like UTXO management and cryptography, but the HandCash Connect API abstracts this away into a simple function call.

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Authorizing application payments with the SDK

Applications can request permission to access a user's wallet through a secure redirect flow, obtaining an authorization token to trigger payments on their behalf.

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Understanding the three core payment models

The API provides three primary payment models to cover different use cases: instant payments, payment escrows for conditional deals, and payment streams for incremental charges.

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Monetizing user data and premium alerts

New business models can be created by using instant micropayments to sell valuable user-generated data, like health metrics, or to charge for rare, high-value notifications.

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Integrating micropayments into competitive gaming

Payment escrows allow players to place small bets before a match, with the funds automatically locked and released to the winner upon completion of the game.

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Adding tipping features to existing social platforms

Developers can leverage the network effects of major platforms like Twitter by using their APIs to build wrapper applications that add micropayment tipping functionality.

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Building pay-per-call APIs and instant referral programs

Payment streams enable pay-per-call business models for APIs, while instant payments can be used to create referral programs that reward users immediately.

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Creating marketplaces for micro-tasks and content distribution

Micropayments can power new marketplaces for small tasks like sentence translations or create legal content distribution networks where copyright holders and peers are rewarded.

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Q&A on availability, SDKs, and roadmap

The API is expected in a few months pending patents, will offer a REST API with JavaScript and Flutter SDKs, and has future plans to support tokens.

#10about 15 minutes

Q&A on trust, dispute resolution, and data privacy

Escrow dispute resolution is the responsibility of the application developer, user trust is built on company reputation, and HandCash only handles payments without accessing user data.