# bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet

Bitcoin Wallet app for your Android device. Standalone Bitcoin node, no centralized backend required.

Repository: https://github.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bitcoin-wallet
Language: Java
License Family: other
Topics: bitcoin, bitcoinj, bitcoin-wallet, android, java, blockchain, p2p, segwit, bech32
Last push: 2025-03-05T16:08:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 36/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 9, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5268, "days_push": 546, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4160, forks 2281 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:37.600334+00:00)

## What it is
Bitcoin Wallet is a standalone Bitcoin payment app for Android devices that runs its own Bitcoin node via bitcoinj, requiring no centralized backend. It supports modern Bitcoin features like SegWit and bech32 addresses for self-custodied payments.

## Use cases
- store and spend bitcoin on android
- self-custody bitcoin wallet without a centralized server
- send and receive bitcoin payments on my phone
- run a standalone bitcoin node on android
- segwit bech32 wallet app
- verify bitcoin transactions independently

## When to choose
- you want a trustless Android wallet that validates the blockchain itself
- you value privacy and no centralized backend dependency
- you want a mature, long-maintained open-source Bitcoin wallet

## When to avoid
- you need iOS or desktop support
- you want a lightweight SPV-free wallet with minimal storage use
- you need multi-currency support beyond Bitcoin

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: cryptography, p2p, security
- domain: android-tools, privacy, blockchain
- platform: jvm
- tags: bitcoin, wallet, bitcoinj, segwit, bech32, standalone-node, self-custody, payments, cryptocurrency, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet (main) score 36

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:37.600334+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:22:49.301190+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bitcoin-wallet/bitcoin-wallet (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:37.600334+00:00, sha a095411a271f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.