ed25519-consensus
v2.1.0 GrowingEd25519 suitable for use in consensus-critical contexts.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 3+ years
- ✓Stable API (2.x for 4+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 832 crates
- ✓Permissive license (MIT OR Apache-2.0)
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Deep Insights
555.0K downloads in the last 30 days, down 20% from the previous period. May indicate migration to alternatives.
832 crates depend on ed25519-consensus. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 4 years with 6 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 15KB, ed25519-consensus is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include tendermint, ic-agent, fastcrypto, celestia-types, tendermint-testgen. When high-quality crates choose ed25519-consensus, it's a strong quality signal.
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Feature Flags
default =["serde", "std"]