Ok the bdk looks like a far better bet!

side-node/src/utils.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-use std::path::PathBuf;
-
 use bft_json_crdt::json_crdt::SignedOp;
-use bitcoin::{absolute, key::Keypair, transaction::Version, TxIn, TxOut};
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 pub(crate) const BITCOIN_KEY_FILE: &str = "bitcoin_keys.pem";
 pub(crate) const BFT_CRDT_KEY_FILE: &str = "keys.pem";
@@ -40,29 +38,29 @@ pub fn fake_generic_transaction_json(from: String) -> Value {
 }
 
 /// Generate a Bitcoin transaction from this node's bitcoin_keys
-pub fn fake_bitcoin_transaction(key_pair: Keypair) -> bitcoin::Transaction {
-    let from = key_pair.public_key().to_string();
-    let to = "Bob";
-    let amount = 1;
-    let lock_time = absolute::LockTime::from_height(0).expect("couldn't format btc lock time");
-    let input = TxIn {
-        previous_output: todo!(),
-        script_sig: todo!(),
-        sequence: todo!(),
-        witness: todo!(),
-    };
-    let output = TxOut {
-        value: todo!(),
-        script_pubkey: todo!(),
-    };
-    let tx = bitcoin::Transaction {
-        version: Version(1),
-        lock_time,
-        input: vec![input],
-        output: vec![output],
-    };
-    tx
-}
+// pub fn fake_bitcoin_transaction(key_pair: Keypair) -> bitcoin::Transaction {
+//     let from = key_pair.public_key().to_string();
+//     let to = "Bob";
+//     let amount = 1;
+//     let lock_time = absolute::LockTime::from_height(0).expect("couldn't format btc lock time");
+//     let input = TxIn {
+//         previous_output: todo!(),
+//         script_sig: todo!(),
+//         sequence: todo!(),
+//         witness: todo!(),
+//     };
+//     let output = TxOut {
+//         value: todo!(),
+//         script_pubkey: todo!(),
+//     };
+//     let tx = bitcoin::Transaction {
+//         version: Version(1),
+//         lock_time,
+//         input: vec![input],
+//         output: vec![output],
+//     };
+//     tx
+// }
 
 pub fn shappy(op: SignedOp) -> String {
     let b = serde_json::to_string(&op).unwrap().into_bytes();