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bitcoincash vs k256 vs bitcoin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
bitcoincash
growingv0.29.2
General purpose library for using and interoperating with Bitcoin Cash and other cryptocurrencies.
74
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
70
bitcoin
growingv0.32.8
General purpose library for using and interoperating with Bitcoin.
Core Metrics
| bitcoincash | k256 | bitcoin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 74 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 32.8K | 47.9M | 9.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 667 | 3.5M | 490.0K |
| Dependents | 18 | 6.6K | 8.6K |
| Releases | 7 | 79 | 108 |
| Last Updated | 1193d ago | 17d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 6y 3m | 10y 6m |
Health Breakdown
bitcoincash
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
k256
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
bitcoin
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| bitcoincash | k256 | bitcoin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.29.2 | 0.13.4 | 0.32.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | CC0-1.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 12 | 17 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 501KB | 94KB | 371KB |
| Features | 7 | 19 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 7.6% | 2.8% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.65 | 1.56.1 |
| 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 8.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ bitcoincash has not been updated in over a year.