bitcoin / bitcoin
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Reference full-node implementation of the Bitcoin protocol that downloads and validates blocks and transactions, with an optional wallet and GUI.
Why you might care
It is the canonical Bitcoin node software, used to fully validate the chain rather than trust a third party. Includes a wallet and optional graphical interface, and is released under the MIT license. This repo is the integration/staging tree; use the official binaries from bitcoincore.org for regular use.
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LanguageC++
LicenseMIT
Created2010-12-19 (15y ago)
Last push1d ago
Watchers4.1k
OwnerOrganization
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Links
- GitHub: github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
- Homepage: https://bitcoincore.org/en/download
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