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Send eth using go-ethereum
package main
import (
"context"
"crypto/ecdsa"
"fmt"
"log"
"math/big"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
)
func main() {
client, err := ethclient.Dial("https://rinkeby.infura.io")
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
privateKey, err := crypto.HexToECDSA("fad9c8855b740a0b7ed4c221dbad0f33a83a49cad6b3fe8d5817ac83d38b6a19")
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
publicKey := privateKey.Public()
publicKeyECDSA, ok := publicKey.(*ecdsa.PublicKey)
if !ok {
log.Fatal("error casting public key to ECDSA")
}
fromAddress := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(*publicKeyECDSA)
nonce, err := client.PendingNonceAt(context.Background(), fromAddress)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
value := big.NewInt(1000000000000000000) // in wei (1 eth)
gasLimit := uint64(21000) // in units
gasPrice, err := client.SuggestGasPrice(context.Background())
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
toAddress := common.HexToAddress("0x4592d8f8d7b001e72cb26a73e4fa1806a51ac79d")
var data []byte
tx := types.NewTransaction(nonce, toAddress, value, gasLimit, gasPrice, data)
chainID, err := client.NetworkID(context.Background())
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
signedTx, err := types.SignTx(tx, types.NewEIP155Signer(chainID), privateKey)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
err = client.SendTransaction(context.Background(), signedTx)
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
fmt.Printf("tx sent: %s", signedTx.Hash().Hex())
}
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