Instant and reliable infrastructure connecting you to the Bitcoin Cash blockchain
WatchTower.Cash is a comprehensive blockchain infrastructure service that provides real-time monitoring, notifications, and advanced financial tools for the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem. Built for reliability at scale with 99.99% uptime guarantees.
- Real-time UTXO database for subscribed addresses
- Instant notifications via webhooks and WebSockets
- Transaction broadcasting and mempool monitoring
- HD wallet tracking and address subscription management
- Multiple node support with failover capabilities
- Multisig wallet management with support for 2-of-3, 2-of-4, and custom m-of-n configurations
- Wallet templates following LibAuth standards
- Transaction proposal workflow with multi-signer coordination
- Secure authentication using public key cryptography
- Anyhedge derivatives trading - create and manage hedge contracts with oracle price feeds
- Stablehedge treasury management - automated shorting and rebalancing of treasury contracts
- Oracle price feeds with real-time market data
- Contract settlement services with automated execution
- P2P exchange platform with escrow contracts and arbitration system
- Real-time order matching and market price feeds
- Escrow smart contracts for secure peer-to-peer trading
- Arbitration system for dispute resolution
- Cash-in services with preset payment methods
- Contract event parsing and subscription management
- Block parsing with configurable batch sizes
- JSON Payment Protocol (BIP70) support for merchant payments
- Invoice management and payment verification
- Merchant POS integration for business payment processing
- Payment request handling with transaction validation
- Push notification system with Firebase integration
- WebSocket APIs for real-time updates across all services
- Telegram bot integration for alerts and updates
- Email notifications for important events
- Gift card and voucher system for promotional campaigns
- Merchant cash-out services for business operations
- Feature control system for app management
- Multi-tenant support with country-specific features
- Distributed parallel background task queue for block scanning and notifications
- Multiple failover nodes/indexers as data sources
- Resource optimization - watches only subscribed addresses
- Scalable infrastructure designed for enterprise use
- Backend: Django with PostgreSQL and Redis
- Real-time: Django Channels with WebSocket support
- Task Queue: Celery with Redis backend
- Blockchain: Direct node connections (BCHN, BCHD, Fulcrum)
- Smart Contracts: CashScript and Anyhedge integration
/api/- Main blockchain APIs (addresses, transactions, subscriptions)/api/anyhedge/- Derivatives and hedge contract management/api/stablehedge/- Treasury contract services/api/multisig/- Multisig wallet operations/api/ramp-p2p/- P2P exchange platform/api/paytacapos/- Merchant POS integration/api/notifications/- Push notification services/api/jpp/- JSON Payment Protocol implementation
/ws/anyhedge/updates/{wallet_hash}/- Anyhedge contract updates/ws/ramp-p2p/subscribe/- P2P exchange real-time updates/ws/watch_room/- General blockchain monitoring
- Python 3.8+
- PostgreSQL 11+
- Redis 6+
- Node.js 16+ (for JavaScript tooling)
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/paytaca/watchtower-cash.git
cd watchtower-cash
# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
npm install
# Configure environment
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your configuration
# Run migrations
python manage.py migrate
# Start the development server
python manage.py runserver# Using docker-compose
docker-compose -f compose/mainnet.yml up -d
# Or for chipnet testing
docker-compose -f compose/chipnet.yml up -dBCH_NETWORK- Network selection (mainnet/chipnet)START_BLOCK- Starting block for blockchain scanningREDIS_HOST,REDIS_PORT- Redis connection settingsBCHN_HOST,BCHD_HOST- Bitcoin Cash node connections
- Enable/disable specific app features via admin panel
- Country-specific feature restrictions
- App version compatibility checks
- Real-time block scanning with configurable intervals
- Transaction validation and mempool monitoring
- Price feed aggregation from multiple sources
- Performance metrics and health checks
- Error tracking and logging
We welcome contributions! Please see our contributing guidelines and development setup instructions.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
- Telegram: @WatchTowerCash
- Documentation: https://watchtower.cash/api/docs/
- Issues: GitHub Issues
Built with ❤️ by the Paytaca team for the Bitcoin Cash community