<p>You can think of regular Bitcoin-like UTXO's as a subset of all possible eUTXOs possible to construct on Cardano. Transactions that simply transfer ADA from one wallet to another (and nothing else) are examples of bitcoin-like UTXO's. eUTXO extends this core functionality by allowing one to attach arbitrary data and logic to each transaction, enabling complex lock-and-key mechanics that go way beyond simple public-private key transfers.</p>
<p>So to answer your question - yes; classic UTXO's are already implemented in Cardano and have been since genesis. UTXO's are to eUTXO's like squares are to rectangles.</p>
<p>Read more about the <a href="https://docs.cardano.org/plutus/eutxo-explainer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">eUTXO model</a> in the official Cardano Documentation</p>

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<p>To me it sounds like UTxO is a very specific implementation of the more general eUTxO protocol. So could eUTxO be (in theory) be used to implement UTxO? Not that one would - but just to understand the distinction between the two.</p>

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Is eUTxO a generalisation of UTxO
# Is eUTxO a generalisation of UTxO

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-01-16)

To me it sounds like UTxO is a very specific implementation of the more general eUTxO protocol. So could eUTxO be (in theory) be used to implement UTxO? Not that one would - but just to understand the distinction between the two.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-01-16. Score: 4

You can think of regular Bitcoin-like UTXO's as a subset of all possible eUTXOs possible to construct on Cardano. Transactions that simply transfer ADA from one wallet to another (and nothing else) are examples of bitcoin-like UTXO's. eUTXO extends this core functionality by allowing one to attach arbitrary data and logic to each transaction, enabling complex lock-and-key mechanics that go way beyond simple public-private key transfers.

So to answer your question - yes; classic UTXO's are already implemented in Cardano and have been since genesis. UTXO's are to eUTXO's like squares are to rectangles.

Read more about the [eUTXO model](https://docs.cardano.org/plutus/eutxo-explainer) in the official Cardano Documentation


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