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libsecp256k1

v0.7.2 Growing

Pure Rust secp256k1 implementation.

Apache-2.0 Edition 2018
#crypto#bitcoin#ecdsa#secp256k1#no_std

Quick Verdict

  • โœ•Not updated for 1+ year
  • !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
  • โœ“Massive adoption (3.9K crates depend on it)
  • โœ“Team maintained (2 owners)
  • โœ“Permissive license (Apache-2.0)

Security

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Downloads
29.1M
Dependents
3.9K
Releases
29
Size
56KB

Deep Insights

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Strong growth momentum

1.4M downloads in the last 30 days (45.9K/day), up 29% from the previous period.

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Widely adopted

3.9K crates depend on libsecp256k1. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.

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Prolific maintainer

The primary maintainer publishes 208 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.

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Pre-1.0 for over a year

Despite being 8+ years old, libsecp256k1 hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.

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Used by top crates

Notable dependents include sp-core, smoldot, sp-io, solana-runtime, zombienet-orchestrator. When high-quality crates choose libsecp256k1, it's a strong quality signal.

Health Breakdown

Maintenance 7/25

Recency, release consistency, active ratio

Quality 12/25

Yanked ratio, deps, size, maturity, features

Community 17/20

Reverse deps, ownership, ecosystem

Popularity 8/15

Downloads, momentum, growth trend

Documentation 9/15

Docs, repo, license, metadata

Download Trend

Daily downloads ยท last 90 days
36K/day avg+69%
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Top Dependents

Version Adoption

v0.6.0
40%
v0.7.1
37%
v0.7.2
10%
v0.3.5
7%
v0.7.0
6%

Release Timeline

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Feature Flags

default =["std", "hmac", "static-context"]

std*hmac*static-context*lazy-static-context

README

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Maintainers

Dependencies
18
direct dependencies
Dependents
3.9K
crates depend on libsecp256k1

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