bitcoind.scala

import scala.concurrent._
import akka.actor.ActorSystem

import org.bitcoins.{rpc, core}
import core.currency.Bitcoins
import rpc.client.common._

implicit val system = ActorSystem.create()
implicit val ec: ExecutionContext = system.dispatcher

// this reads authentication credentials and
// connection details from the default data
// directory on your platform
val client = BitcoindRpcClient.fromDatadir()

val balance: Future[Bitcoins] = for {
  _ <- client.start()
  balance <- client.getBalance
} yield balance