piotrnar/gocoin
Full bitcoin solution written in Go (golang) observed · 2026-10-21
Health v2 · maintenance only
74/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 26
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 118.5
- age_days: 4955
- days_rel: 339
- days_push: 0
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
998 stars · 224 forks observed · 2026-10-21
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-07, confidence 0.9
Gocoin is a full Bitcoin solution written in Go, consisting of a high-performance P2P full node client and a separate offline cold-storage wallet. The node keeps the entire UTXO set in RAM for fast blockchain processing, while the deterministic, password-seeded wallet requires no backups.
Use cases
- run a bitcoin full node in go
- sync the bitcoin blockchain faster than bitcoin core
- manage a cold storage bitcoin wallet offline
- check a bitcoin wallet balance without running a node
- self-host a bitcoin node with low resource overhead
- store bitcoin securely with a deterministic password-based wallet
When to choose
- you want a high-performance bitcoin full node with fast blockchain sync
- you need an offline, deterministic cold-storage wallet that needs no backups
- you want a lightweight bitcoin implementation in Go that cross-compiles easily
- you prefer node and wallet as separate applications for security
When to avoid
- you need a fully audited, consensus-critical node for production infrastructure
- you want a user-friendly GUI wallet for everyday bitcoin transactions
- you lack at least 32GB of RAM for the node's in-memory UTXO set
- you need lightning network or other advanced protocol features
Facets
application · maturity active
database cryptography cli networking blockchain developer-tools windows bsd cross-platform go cli bitcoin bitcoin-node cryptocurrency cold-storage-wallet p2p blockchain utxo-set offline-wallet deterministic-wallet golang command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/piotrnar/gocoin · fetched 2026-10-21 · add483ce83f9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| piotrnar/gocoin | main | 74 |
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