trottier/original-bitcoin
This is a historical repository of Satoshi Nakamoto's original bitcoin sourcecode observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
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: 4899
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 866
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1009 stars · 551 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A historical archive of Satoshi Nakamoto's original Bitcoin v0.1 source code, preserved for study and reference. It is not a maintained fork of Bitcoin Core and should not be used in production.
Use cases
- study the original bitcoin source code
- understand how satoshi's first bitcoin client worked
- research the history of bitcoin's codebase
- compare original bitcoin code with modern bitcoin core
- teach the origins of blockchain technology
When to choose
- you want to read or study the original 2009 bitcoin source code
- you are doing historical or academic research on bitcoin's origins
When to avoid
- you need a working, secure bitcoin node or wallet - use Bitcoin Core instead
- you expect bug fixes, security patches, or modern features
- you want to build production software on this codebase
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
cryptography p2p developer-tools blockchain version-control cpp cross-platform bitcoin historical-archive satoshi-nakamoto reference-code cryptocurrency
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/trottier/original-bitcoin · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6746bc9fe8e8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| trottier/original-bitcoin | main | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="trottier/original-bitcoin")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem