gosuda/bitcoin-rs

Bitcoin full independent blazingly-fast node in Rust, with a typed API for embedding inside Rust ecosystems

Finance & cryptoRust#bitcoin#btc#cryptocurrency#p2p#rust

1.6 Steady Magnitude out of 10. Star growth looks organic. Data as of September 21, 2026.

About the project

A Bitcoin full node in Rust with a typed API for embedding into Rust ecosystems, node-owned UTXO indexing, and Esplora-compatible HTTP endpoints. It aims to be an independent Bitcoin consensus implementation focused on performance and modularity.

Useful for

Run a local Bitcoin node without external dependencies to verify consensus
Embed the node as a typed component in a Rust app via the async Node API
Serve address transaction history and UTXOs through the built-in Esplora-compatible HTTP endpoints

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Why it’s trending

6 stars so far today, about 9 expected by the end of the day.
Hacker News: “Show HN: Bitcoin-rs – An AI-assisted Bitcoin full node in Rust” — 8 points, 3 h ago.

Stars per day

Bars are daily stars, the line is the usual pace. Red marks spike days.

Numbers

Total stars: 21
Stars in a day: 9
Forks: 4
Issues and pull requests: 1,091
Watchers: 0
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
Created: May 19, 2026
Last push: September 21, 2026

Star trust

Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.

These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.

Hacker News discussions

Show HN: Bitcoin-rs – An AI-assisted Bitcoin full node in Rust8 points, September 21, 2026

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September 21, 2026Spotted on Hacker News

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