cosme12/SimpleCoin resource
Just a really simple, insecure and incomplete implementation of a blockchain for a cryptocurrency made in Python as educational material. In other words, a simple Bitcoin clone. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- 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 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3153
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1185
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1784 stars · 391 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
SimpleCoin is a minimal, intentionally insecure and incomplete blockchain cryptocurrency implementation in Python, meant as educational material. It includes a miner node (with proof-of-work mining and a Flask server) and a wallet for sending transactions.
Use cases
- learn how blockchain works
- understand proof-of-work mining
- build a simple bitcoin clone
- study cryptocurrency transaction handling
- teach blockchain concepts with runnable code
- see how mining nodes communicate over HTTP
When to choose
- you want a small, readable codebase to learn blockchain fundamentals
- you're teaching or self-studying how cryptocurrencies work internally
- you want a toy project to extend with your own experiments
When to avoid
- you need a secure or production-ready cryptocurrency
- you want a complete Bitcoin implementation with full protocol compatibility
- you need performance, scalability, or real monetary value
Facets
learning-resource · maturity maintenance
blockchain cryptography http-server developer-tools blockchain education python cross-platform cli educational toy-project bitcoin-clone proof-of-work mining wallet flask cryptocurrency python
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/cosme12/SimpleCoin · fetched 2026-08-28 · 437f4be139ba
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cosme12/SimpleCoin | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="cosme12/SimpleCoin")
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