diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index e69de29..4c2c346 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+use bitcoin::{consensus::encode::deserialize, hashes::hex::FromHex, Transaction, TxIn, TxOut};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Error {
+    InvalidInput,
+    InvalidOutput,
+    ParseError(String),
+}
+
+pub fn validate_inputs(inputs: &[TxIn]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    for input in inputs {
+        if input.witness.is_empty() {
+            // Check if witness is empty. For SegWit inputs, this would indicate an invalid input.
+            return Err(Error::InvalidInput);
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn validate_outputs(outputs: &[TxOut]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    for output in outputs {
+        if output.script_pubkey.is_empty() {
+            // Check if the output's script_pubkey is empty, indicating an invalid output.
+            return Err(Error::InvalidOutput);
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn validate_transaction(tx: &Transaction) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    validate_inputs(&tx.input)?;
+    validate_outputs(&tx.output)?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn validate_transaction_hex(tx_hex: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let tx_bytes = Vec::from_hex(tx_hex)
+        .map_err(|e| Error::ParseError(format!("Hex decode error: {}", e)))?;
+    let tx: Transaction = deserialize(&tx_bytes)
+        .map_err(|e| Error::ParseError(format!("Transaction deserialize error: {}", e)))?;
+    validate_transaction(&tx)
+}
+
+pub fn validate_transaction_bytes(tx_bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let tx: Transaction = deserialize(tx_bytes)
+        .map_err(|e| Error::ParseError(format!("Transaction deserialize error: {}", e)))?;
+    validate_transaction(&tx)
+}