Decision Workspace
bitcoin vs k256 vs bitcoin_hashes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
70
bitcoin
growingv0.32.101
General purpose library for using and interoperating with Bitcoin.
74
k256
growingv0.14.0
secp256k1 elliptic curve library written in pure Rust with support for ECDSA signing/verification/public-key recovery, Taproot Schnorr signatures (BIP340), Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH), and general-purpose secp256k1 elliptic curve group operations which can be used to implement arbitrary protocols
71
bitcoin_hashes
stablev1.0.0
Hash functions used by the rust-bitcoin eccosystem
Core Metrics
| bitcoin | k256 | bitcoin_hashes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 70 | 74 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 12.4M | 65.8M | 43.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 446.4K | 3.2M | 2.3M |
| Dependents | 10.0K | 9.3K | 3.0K |
| Releases | 113 | 87 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 19d ago | 5d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 10y 9m | 6y 7m | 7y 7m |
Health Breakdown
bitcoin
Maintenance
18
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
k256
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
bitcoin_hashes
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bitcoin | k256 | bitcoin_hashes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.32.101 | 0.14.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | CC0-1.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 17 | 18 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 383KB | 110KB | 85KB |
| Features | 10 | 18 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 3.5% | 6.9% | 11.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.60.0 | 1.85 | 1.74.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 2 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •k256 leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bitcoin is depended on by 10.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •bitcoin, k256 are pre-1.0 — API may change.