# bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook

Mastering Bitcoin 3rd Edition - Programming the Open Blockchain

Repository: https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bitcoinbook
Homepage: https://aantonop.com/books
Language: HTML
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: bitcoin, bitcoin-api, blockchain, oreilly, oreilly-books
Last push: 2024-12-26T18:18:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
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- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 25295, forks 6179 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:38.098180+00:00)

## What it is
The open-source repository containing the full text of 'Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain' by Andreas M. Antonopoulos, published by O'Reilly Media in three editions. It is a technical book explaining how Bitcoin works, readable for free in the browser under open licenses.

## Use cases
- learn how bitcoin works technically
- understand blockchain internals
- learn bitcoin programming
- study transactions and keys in bitcoin
- free alternative to buying mastering bitcoin
- reference for bitcoin developers

## When to choose
- you want a deep technical explanation of Bitcoin's protocol and internals
- you prefer reading free, openly licensed material in the browser
- you are a developer building Bitcoin applications and need a reference

## When to avoid
- you need a convenient PDF or epub copy of the current edition, which is deliberately not provided
- you want a non-technical beginner introduction to cryptocurrency investing
- you need material on blockchains other than Bitcoin

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation
- domain: blockchain, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: bitcoin, book, open-source-textbook, oreilly, blockchain-programming, cryptocurrency

## Member repositories
- bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:38.098180+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 2026-08-29T16:56:04.413665+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:38.098180+00:00, sha 0646f9e20b8a)
  - homepage: https://aantonop.com/books (fetched 2026-08-29T07:53:06.202479+00:00, sha 7b1b166ccc1f)
  - site_page: https://aantonop.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T07:53:06.211491+00:00, sha 3490444c62ea)
  - site_page: https://aantonop.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T07:53:06.213597+00:00, sha 70a2ed2c4313)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.