Decision Workspace
bitcoin-dogecoin vs k256 vs bitcoin_hashes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
bitcoin-dogecoin
experimentalv0.32.7-doge.0
General purpose library for using and interoperating with Bitcoin and Dogecoin.
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-dogecoin | k256 | bitcoin_hashes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 74 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 30.4K | 65.8M | 43.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.4K | 3.2M | 2.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 9.3K | 3.0K |
| Releases | 3 | 87 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 95d ago | 5d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 8m | 6y 7m | 7y 7m |
Health Breakdown
bitcoin-dogecoin
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
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-dogecoin | k256 | bitcoin_hashes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.32.7-doge.0 | 0.14.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR CC0-1.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 17 | 18 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 401KB | 110KB | 85KB |
| Features | 8 | 18 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.9% | 11.9% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.56.1 | 1.85 | 1.74.0 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 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.
- •k256 is depended on by 9.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •bitcoin-dogecoin, k256 are pre-1.0 — API may change.