Want to use the bitcoin source code and make it a erc token how hard?

[Proton999]

I'm a coder who wants to learn more about the blockchain, and want to experiment by creating my erc token using the bitcoin source code. Was wondering how hard is this and where I should start?

[horal]

Hi Proton,

 first of all you should understand the difference between blockchains.

 Bitcoin is Bitcoin

 And Ethereum is Ethereum.

 You mix 2 chains into one.

 Bitcoin doesn't have any tokens. Ethereum does.

 If you want to experiment with tokens - have a look at this: https://ethereum.org/greeter

[Proton999]

I was looking for a way to create tokens, some sort of guide. I heard about a new coin called ebtc,

https://www.ebtc.io

They took bitcoin source code and made it a token on ethereum blockchain, I wanted to do the same exact thing and create my own and experiment with it.

Are there any guides on how to create your own token?

[Bitcotalk]

Not that hard. The hardest part is making the system ready to compile. There are several dependencies, and those depend is cross referenced ways on each other.

You can either rebuild a very specific directory system, or make sure that once the dependencies on installed that you update an environmental variable for each path and then restart, that saves a load of hassle.

Also, if you use a guide, bear in mind that copy and paste won't cut it. New versions of software throws that in the hole.

[javalemcgee]

Hi Proton,

 first of all you should understand the difference between blockchains.

 Bitcoin is Bitcoin

 And Ethereum is Ethereum.

 You mix 2 chains into one.

 Bitcoin doesn't have any tokens. Ethereum does.

 If you want to experiment with tokens - have a look at this: https://ethereum.org/greeter

Right, the blockchains are totally different but this doesn't mean that you cannot imply the features of bitcoin into an ERC20 token. You can make a good implementation where you will have an ERC20 token carrying bitcoin's settings at the end. The question here is that it won't be useful for any purpose. You should understand this first.