bitcoin-sha256
v0.1.20 GrowingSHA-256 and SHA-512 are novel hash functions computed with eight 32-bit and 64-bit words, respectively. They use different shift amounts and additive constants, but their structures are otherwise virtually identical, differing only in the number of rounds. (from wikipedia)
Quick Verdict
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Permissive license (MIT)
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808 downloads in the last 30 days (27/day). Volume is roughly flat compared to the previous period.
The primary maintainer publishes 625 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
Despite being 3+ years old, bitcoin-sha256 hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
Notable dependents include bitcoin-scripting, bitcoin-hash, bitcoin-random, bitcoin-chain-consensus, bitcoin-blockencoding. When high-quality crates choose bitcoin-sha256, it's a strong quality signal.
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