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k256

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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

Core Metrics

k256
Health Score74
Total Downloads47.9M
30d Downloads3.6M
Dependents6.6K
Releases79
Last Updated17d ago
Age6y 3m

Health Breakdown

k256
Maintenance
18
Quality
13
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15

Technical Details

k256
Version0.13.4
Stable (≥1.0)✗ No
LicenseApache-2.0 OR MIT
Dependencies17
Crate Size94KB
Features19
Yanked %7.6%
Edition2021
MSRV1.65
Owners2 (team)

Links

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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 6.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.