Decision Workspace
bitcoin-dogecoin vs k256 vs bitcoin_hashes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
56
bitcoin-dogecoin
experimentalv0.32.7-doge.0
General purpose library for using and interoperating with Bitcoin and Dogecoin.
73
k256
growingv0.13.4
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
growingv0.21.0
Hash functions used by the rust-bitcoin ecosystem
Core Metrics
| bitcoin-dogecoin | k256 | bitcoin_hashes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 56 | 73 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 24.8K | 56.9M | 37.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 3.3K | 4.7M | 3.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 8.0K | 2.9K |
| Releases | 3 | 80 | 38 |
| Last Updated | 46d ago | 38d ago | today |
| Age | 6m | 6y 5m | 7y 5m |
Health Breakdown
bitcoin-dogecoin
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
k256
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
bitcoin_hashes
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bitcoin-dogecoin | k256 | bitcoin_hashes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.32.7-doge.0 | 0.13.4 | 0.21.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR CC0-1.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 17 | 17 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 401KB | 94KB | 86KB |
| Features | 8 | 19 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.5% | 10.5% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56.1 | 1.65 | 1.74.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 2 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •k256 leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •k256 is depended on by 8.0K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.