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Awesome Bitcoin

===============

A curated list of bitcoin services and tools for software developers

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## List of content



- [Utilities](#utilities)

- [Blockchain API and Web services](#blockchain-api-and-web-services)

- [Wallets API](#wallets-api)

- [Open Source wallets](#open-source-wallets)

- [Blockchain Explorers](#blockchain-explorers)

- [C Libraries](#c-libraries)

- [C++ Libraries](#c-libraries-1)

- [JavaScript Libraries](#javascript-libraries)

- [PHP Libraries](#php-libraries)

- [Ruby Libraries](#ruby-libraries)

- [Python Libraries](#python-libraries)

- [Java Libraries](#java-libraries)

- [Scala Libraries](#scala-libraries)

- [Swift Libraries](#swift-libraries)

- [.Net Libraries](#net-libraries)

- [Haskell Libraries](#haskell-libraries)

- [Playgrounds](#playgrounds)

- [Blockchain dump](#blockchain-dump)

- [Full nodes](#full-nodes)

- [Read](#read)

- [Course](#course)

- [Additional Resources](#additional-resources)



## Utilities

* [Nigiri](https://github.com/vulpemventures/nigiri/) - CLI to quickly fire up a a Bitcoin regtest box along with Electrs and Esplora. Includes faucet and push commands.

* [hal](https://github.com/stevenroose/hal) - Bitcoin CLI swiss-army-knife (based on rust-bitcoin).

* [BitKey](https://bitkey.io) - Live USB for airgapped transactions and Bitcoin swiss army knife.

* [Pycoin](https://github.com/richardkiss/pycoin) - Python-based Bitcoin and alt-coin utility library.

* [bx](https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer) - Bitcoin Command Line Tool.

* [txwatcher](https://github.com/tsileo/txwatcher) - A little Python utility that lets you monitor Bitcoin addresses through Blockchain Websocket API and perform custom callbacks.

* [hellobitcoin](https://github.com/prettymuchbryce/hellobitcoin) - A collection of simple programs which can generate bitcoin wallets, create and sign transactions, and send transactions over the bitcoin network.

* [Mining visualization](http://www.yogh.io/#mine:last)

* [HD Wallet Scanner](https://github.com/alexk111/HD-Wallet-Scanner) - Find all used addresses in your Bitcoin HD wallets bypassing gap limits.

* [``](https://github.com/bitjson/qr-code) – A no-framework, no-dependencies, customizable, animate-able, SVG-based `` web component.



## Blockchain API and Web services

* [3xpl.com](https://3xpl.com/) - Fastest ad-free universal block explorer.

* [Bitquery.io](https://bitquery.io/) - Bitquery provides blockchain data, offering real-time streaming APIs for 40+ chains, NFT APIs, and a money flow investigation tool.

* [block.io](https://block.io)

* [blockchair.com](https://blockchair.com/) - Universal blockchain explorer and search engine.

* [BlockCypher](https://www.blockcypher.com)

* [Esplora](https://github.com/Blockstream/esplora) - Self-hosted blockchain explorer.

* [Insight](https://insight.is)

* [Chain.com](https://chain.com)

* [Coinbase Wallet](https://wallet.coinbase.com/)

* [Chainradar API](https://github.com/yasaricli/chainradar-api) - Blockchain Explorer API for Chainradar.

* [One-Time Address](https://github.com/alexk111/One-Time-Address) A better way to share your Bitcoin address.

* [Cryptocurrency Alerting](https://cryptocurrencyalerting.com/blockchain-alerts.html) - Bitcoin wallet monitoring and blockchain alerts.

* [BTC Connect](https://developers.particle.network/reference/introduction-to-btc-connect) - Unified Bitcoin Layer-1 and Layer-2 wallet connection and account abstraction.

* [Tatum](https://tatum.io/blockchain-api) - The blockchain development platform to build Web3 application. The go-to blockchain data API for Web3 developers.

* [mempool.space](https://mempool.space/docs/api/rest) - Open source and self hostable REST, WebSocket and Electrum RPC API

* [Satonomics](https://satonomics.xyz) - A better, FOSS, Bitcoin-only, self-hostable Glassnode



## Market Data API

* [CoinMetrics.io](https://docs.coinmetrics.io/api/v2/) JSON REST API (free as well as paid) with access to market data. Also CSV data file download available.

* [Messari.io](https://messari.io/api) JSON REST API (free as well as paid) with access to market data, news, metrics, profile, etc.



## Wallets API

* [BitGo](https://bitgo.github.io/bitgo-docs/)

* [Coinbase](https://developers.coinbase.com)

* [Blockchain.com](https://www.blockchain.com/api)

* [BIP32](http://bip32.org)

* [walletOS](https://www.pinestreetlabs.com/walletos/)



## Open Source Wallets

* [CoPay by BitPay](https://copay.io/)

* [Coinb.in](https://coinb.in)

* [Coin Wallet](https://coin.space/)

* [Electrum](https://electrum.org/)

* [Green](https://blockstream.com/green/)

* [Sparrow](https://sparrowwallet.com/)



## Blockchain Explorers

* [3xpl.com](https://3xpl.com/bitcoin) - Fastest ad-free universal block explorer.

* [Chain.so](http://chain.so)

* [Blockchain.com](https://blockchain.com)

* [Blockchair.com](https://blockchair.com/bitcoin) - Universal blockchain explorer and search engine.

* [Blockstream.info](https://blockstream.info) - Blockchain explorer with API (mainnet, testnet and Liquid).

* [BlockTrail](https://www.blocktrail.com/BTC)

* [Bitcoin Transaction Explorer](https://github.com/JornC/bitcoin-transaction-explorer)

* [Blockexplorer.com](https://blockexplorer.com)

* [Smartbit](https://www.smartbit.com.au)

* [Bitkit](https://bitkit.live) - Real time transaction updates.

* [mempool.space](https://mempool.space/) - Open source, self hostable blockchain, mempool and lightning network explorer



## C Libraries

* [libsecp256k1](https://github.com/bitcoin-core/secp256k1)



## C++ Libraries

* [Libbitcoin](https://libbitcoin.org/)

* [libwally-core](https://github.com/ElementsProject/libwally-core)



## JavaScript Libraries

* [Awesome CryptoCoinJS](https://github.com/cryptocoinjs/awesome-cryptocoinjs)

* [Bitcore Library](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore/tree/v8.0.0/packages/bitcore-lib)

* [Bitcoinjs-lib](https://github.com/bitcoinjs/bitcoinjs-lib)

* [Cryptocoin](http://cryptocoinjs.com/#modules)

* [BlockTrail SDK NodeJS](https://github.com/blocktrail/blocktrail-sdk-nodejs)

* [bcoin](https://github.com/bcoin-org/bcoin) - Javascript bitcoin library for node.js and browsers.

* [Libauth](https://libauth.org/) – A lightweight, zero-dependency, JavaScript/TypeScript bitcoin library.

* [noble-curves](https://github.com/paulmillr/noble-curves) — audited implementation of secp256k1 + schnorr in pure typescript

* [noble-secp256k1](https://github.com/paulmillr/noble-secp256k1) — alternative implementation of secp256k1: size is only 4KB gzipped; lots of comments, very valuable for learning how algorithms work

* [scure-btc-signer](https://github.com/paulmillr/scure-btc-signer) — audited & minimal library for creating, signing & decoding Bitcoin transactions. With Schnorr, Taproot, UTXO & PSBT.



## PHP Libraries

* [PHP-OP_RETURN](https://github.com/coinspark/php-OP_RETURN)

* [BlockTrail PHP SDK](https://github.com/blocktrail/blocktrail-sdk-php)



## Ruby Libraries

* [Bitcoin-ruby](https://github.com/lian/bitcoin-ruby)

* [bitcoinrb](https://github.com/chaintope/bitcoinrb) - Ruby bitcoin library including script interpreter.

* [bech32rb](https://github.com/azuchi/bech32rb) - Bech32 and Bech32m encode/decode library.

* [bip-schnorrrb](https://github.com/chaintope/bip-schnorrrb) - Schnorr signature library for Bitcoin.



## Rust Libraries

* [Bitcoin Dev Kit (BDK)](https://bitcoindevkit.org/) - With BDK, you can seamlessly build cross platform mobile wallets

* [Rust Bitcoin](https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-bitcoin) - support for de/serialization, parsing and executing on data-structures and network messages.

* [Lightning Dev Kit (LDK)](https://lightningdevkit.org/) -  Complete Lightning implementation packaged as an SDK



## Python Libraries

* [BlockTrail SDK Python](https://github.com/blocktrail/blocktrail-sdk-python)

* [btctxstore](https://github.com/F483/btctxstore) - Simple library to store/retrieve information in bitcoin transactions using OP_RETURN.

* [pybitcointools](https://github.com/vbuterin/pybitcointools) - Python library for Bitcoin signatures and transactions from Vitalik Buterin. Project discontinued.

* [pycoin](https://github.com/richardkiss/pycoin) - Python library for Bitcoin keys, signatures, transactions. Includes full VM implementation and tools for manipulating keys (ku) and transactions (tx).

* [bitcoin_tools](https://github.com/sr-gi/bitcoin_tools) - Python library for building and analyzing transactions and scripts (both standard and custom). Comes along with a UTXO set analysis tool. Includes several examples and exhaustive documentation.

* [oogway](https://github.com/merwane/oogway) - A secure Bitcoin utility library for Python.

* [pybtc](https://github.com/mohanson/pybtc) - Python BTC is an experimental project that aims to provide human-friendly interfaces for common BTC operations.



## Java Libraries

> Note that you can also use [Scala libraries](#scala-libraries) in Java.

* [BitcoinJ](https://bitcoinj.github.io)

* [XChange](https://github.com/knowm/XChange) - Library that provides a simple and consistent API for interacting with 50+ Bitcoin currency exchanges.

* [Bitcoin Spring Boot Starter](https://github.com/theborakompanioni/bitcoin-spring-boot-starter) - Bitcoin integration for Spring Boot applications.



## Scala libraries

> Note that you can also use [Java libraries](#java-libraries) in Scala.

* [Bitcoin-S](https://bitcoin-s.org) - Scala/JVM toolkit for Bitcoin applications, includes Bitcoin data structures, transaction signing, strongly typed `bitcoind`/Eclair RPC clients, and more.



## Swift libraries

* [secp256k1.swift](https://github.com/GigaBitcoin/secp256k1.swift) - Swift package for secp256k1 applications, includes Elliptic Curve operations, Schnorr, ZKP and more for Bitcoin.



## .Net Libraries

* [NBitcoin](https://github.com/MetacoSA/NBitcoin) - Comprehensive Bitcoin library for the .NET framework.

* [BitcoinLib](https://github.com/cryptean/bitcoinlib) - The most complete, up-to-date, battle-tested .net Library and RPC Wrapper for Bitcoin and Altcoins in C#.



## Haskell Libraries

* [Haskoin-core](https://github.com/haskoin/haskoin-core) - Haskoin Core is a library of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash functions written in Haskell.



## Playgrounds

* [Script Playground](https://www.crmarsh.com/script-playground/)

* [Bitcoin IDE](https://github.com/siminchen/bitcoinIDE) - Bitcoin Script for dummies.

* [Script Debugger](https://github.com/kallewoof/btcdeb)

* [Bitcore Playground](https://bitcore.io/playground/)

* [Mnemonic Code generator](https://iancoleman.io/bip39/)

* [blockchain-demo](https://github.com/anders94/blockchain-demo/) - A web-based demonstration of blockchain concepts.

* [Bitcoin Script Debugger](https://github.com/liuhongchao/bitcoin4s) - Visualize Bitcoin script execution for real transactions.

* [Bitauth IDE](https://ide.bitauth.com/) – An interactive development environment for Bitcoin contracts.

* [ChainQuery Bitcoin RPC](https://chainquery.com) - Run select bitcoin RPC API calls and read full RPC docs in your browser.



## Blockchain dump

* [WebBTC](http://dumps.webbtc.com/bitcoin/) - These are postgres database dumps of the bitcoin-ruby-blockchain database generated by webbtc.com.

* [BitcoinDatabaseGenerator](https://github.com/ladimolnar/BitcoinDatabaseGenerator) - A high performance data transfer tool that can be used to copy data from Bitcoin Core blockchain files to a SQL Server database.

* [Blockparser+SQL](https://github.com/mcdee/blockparser) - Fast, quick and dirty bitcoin blockchain parser.

* [BitcoinABE](https://github.com/bitcoin-abe/bitcoin-abe) - Abe: block browser for Bitcoin and similar currencies.

* [Chaingraph](https://github.com/bitauth/chaingraph/) – A multi-node blockchain indexer and GraphQL API.



## Full nodes

* [btcd](https://github.com/btcsuite/btcd/) - Go-based full node since 2013.

* [Bitcoin-ruby-node](https://github.com/mhanne/bitcoin-ruby-node) - bitcoin node based on bitcoin-ruby-blockchain.

* [Fullnode](https://github.com/moneybutton/yours-bitcoin) - Javascript implementation of bitcoin.

* [Bitcore Node](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore-node) - bitcoind linked to node.js by BitPay.

* [Bitcore](https://github.com/bitpay/bitcore) - Formerly just a Nodejs library, now a full node.

* [Bitcoin Core](https://bitcoincore.org/) - direct descendant of the original Bitcoin implementation in C++



## Read

* [A Gentle Introduction to Bitcoin Core Development](https://medium.com/bitcoin-tech-talk/a-gentle-introduction-to-bitcoin-core-development-fdc95eaee6b8)

* [Mastering Bitcoin](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook)

* [Grokking Bitcoin](https://www.manning.com/books/grokking-bitcoin) - An in-depth technical book with rich illustrations.

* [Bitcoin Stackexchange](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com)

* [Elliptic Curve Cryptography A Gentle Introduction](https://andrea.corbellini.name/2015/05/17/elliptic-curve-cryptography-a-gentle-introduction/).

* [Bitcoin Programming with BitcoinJS and Bitcoin Core CLI](https://github.com/bitcoin-studio/Bitcoin-Programming-with-BitcoinJS).

* [Bitcoin Protocol Development Curriculum - Chaincode Labs](https://github.com/chaincodelabs/bitcoin-curriculum).

* [Lightning Network Protocol Development Curriculum - Chaincode Labs](https://github.com/chaincodelabs/lightning-curriculum).

* [btcinformation.org / Developer Documentation](https://btcinformation.org/en/developer-documentation) - Find useful resources, guides and reference material for developers.



## Course

* [Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency](http://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu/).



## Additional Resources

* [@lopp / Bitcoin Developers](https://twitter.com/lopp/lists/bitcoin-developers) - Software developers who have experience working on Bitcoin implementations or applications.

* [@lopp / Lightning Developers](https://twitter.com/i/lists/981976067551490048) - Software developers with experience working on LN implementations / applications.

* [Practical Bitcoin Info - Google Sheets](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Z3Ofa4P8097VWV70Z_bMqIMladngvm-Ck24ot9TDNmw/).

* [A brief history of Bitcoin development...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfFNce6CVsE)

* [bitcoin-resources.com](https://bitcoin-resources.com/) Meta-list of Bitcoin resources, from books, articles, to podcasts.

* [Jameson Lopp Bitcoin Resource List](https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information.html) Very detailed curated Bitcoin resource list and meta-list by J. Lopp

* [Svrgnty.com: Everything Bitcoin](https://svrgnty.com/) A curated list of the best Bitcoin resources.

* [River Learn](https://river.com/learn) A collection of educational resources to learn about Bitcoin basics, investing, technology, and more.

* [Learn me a Bitcoin - Greg Walker](https://learnmeabitcoin.com/) - extensive learning ressource for bitcoin developers

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