Opcodes · push · enabled

OP_3 (0x53)

Pushes the number 3. The one-byte form is required when pushing 3 under minimal-push rules.

Verified
Stack in → out
∅ → 3
Since
Original Bitcoin script
Cost
Base instruction cost 100 plus the byte length of the pushed result (2025 VM limits).
Bitcoin status
Same in Bitcoin (BTC)

Example

OP_3 OP_3 OP_EQUAL

Step through it opcode by opcode in Bitauth IDE, the in-browser BCH VM debugger.

Sources

  1. Libauth BCH_2023_05 opcodes (bch-2023-opcodes.ts)