Added a working btc-rpc client, works with a running local signet node

side-node/src/clients/btc_rpc.rs

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+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+use bitcoincore_rpc::{Auth, Client, RpcApi};
+
+fn parse_and_validate_address(
+    address: &str,
+    network: bitcoin::Network,
+) -> Result<bitcoin::Address, bitcoin::address::ParseError> {
+    let address = address
+        .parse::<bitcoin::Address<_>>()?
+        .require_network(network)?;
+    Ok(address)
+}
+
+pub fn client() {
+    let rpc = Client::new(
+        "http://127.0.0.1:38332",
+        Auth::UserPass("dave".to_string(), "password".to_string()),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+
+    let a = "tb1p4dvr6dzszagw34scnr6kde0dr2yrmu6gew9faza788rmqy3d645sdm9e50";
+    let address = parse_and_validate_address(a, bitcoin::Network::Signet).unwrap();
+    let info = rpc.get_address_info(&address).unwrap();
+
+    println!("info {info:?} ");
+}