btcsuite/btcwallet
A secure bitcoin wallet daemon written in Go (golang) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4766
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1256 stars · 653 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
btcwallet is a secure hierarchical deterministic (HD) bitcoin wallet daemon written in Go. It acts as an RPC client to a btcd full node and serves wallet clients via a legacy JSON-RPC server or an experimental gRPC server.
Use cases
- run a bitcoin wallet daemon backed by a btcd full node
- manage HD bitcoin wallets with BIP32/BIP44 key derivation
- build wallet applications that talk to bitcoin over RPC or gRPC
- encrypt wallet public data for privacy
- migrate wallet apps from Bitcoin Core's JSON-RPC API
When to choose
- you need a programmatic bitcoin wallet daemon in Go
- you already run btcd and want wallet functionality on top
- you want encrypted private keys and optional public-data encryption
- you need Bitcoin Core-compatible JSON-RPC or a gRPC wallet API
When to avoid
- you want a lightweight SPV wallet without a full node
- you need a graphical wallet for end users
- you want a stable, finalized gRPC API
- you need multi-user or custodial wallet infrastructure
Facets
service · maturity active
rpc cryptography security websocket cli security backend developer-tools windows go cross-platform bitcoin wallet hd-wallet bip32 bip44 btcd daemon golang cryptocurrency linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet · fetched 2026-08-28 · ba304cc4120d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| btcsuite/btcwallet | main | 67 |
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