rust-bitcoin/rust-bitcoin
Rust Bitcoin library observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4429
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2672 stars · 1009 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Rust library for parsing, serializing, and working with Bitcoin data structures such as transactions, blocks, scripts, network messages, keys, and addresses (including full BIP-32 support). It is explicitly not suitable for consensus-critical validation code.
Use cases
- build and sign bitcoin transactions in rust
- parse bitcoin blocks and transactions
- derive hierarchical deterministic wallets with bip32
- encode and decode bitcoin network messages
- create and validate bitcoin addresses and private keys
When to choose
- you need a well-maintained Rust library for Bitcoin data structures and serialization
- you are building wallets, tooling, or services that interact with Bitcoin data
- you want a permissively licensed (CC0) dependency
When to avoid
- you need consensus-critical block validation identical to Bitcoin Core
- you need JSON-RPC interaction with Bitcoin Core (use corepc-client instead)
- you target 16-bit pointer platforms
Facets
library · maturity active
serialization parser cryptography blockchain developer-tools rust cross-platform bitcoin blockchain transactions bip32 wallets no-consensus cryptocurrency
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-bitcoin · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7dccee832af6
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rust-bitcoin/rust-bitcoin | main | 77 |
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