bitcoin
v0.32.101 GrowingGeneral purpose library for using and interoperating with Bitcoin.
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 19d ago)
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Massive adoption (10.0K crates depend on it)
Security
Deep Insights
726.1K downloads in the last 30 days (24.2K/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
10.0K crates depend on bitcoin. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
The primary maintainer publishes 51 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 10+ years old, bitcoin hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include miniscript, bitcoincore-rpc-json, electrum-client, lightning-invoice, trezor-client. When high-quality crates choose bitcoin, it's a strong quality signal.
Health Breakdown
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Most downloaded crates that depend on bitcoin
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Feature Flags
default =["std", "secp-recovery"]