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45 sections of the site, grouped the same way as the menu. Quick search across the whole site: Ctrl+K (⌘K on Mac).
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Market & data
- Network liveLive bitcoin block height, hashrate chart, next difficulty adjustment, fee rates, mempool size and countdown to the 2028 halving.
- BTC calculatorConvert satoshis, BTC and mBTC to US dollars, euros, rubles, yuan, pounds, dirhams, lira and yen at the live bitcoin price. ECB and Bank of Russia rates, quick presets, what $100 bought on any date since 2010, Lightning channel sizes in money.
- Bitcoin ETFsDaily net flows for every US spot bitcoin ETF, cumulative inflows since January 2024 and how much BTC the funds hold.
- Who holds BTCBitcoin held by public and private companies, ETFs and funds, governments and exchanges, with the largest holders and 7-day changes.
- Stablecoins on BitcoinLive tracker of stablecoins on Bitcoin layers: Tether USDT on Liquid, Omni, Taproot Assets and RGB, Brale USDB on Spark, DePix, Stable Channels. Status, supply, wallets, risks, sources.
- Chart analystLive BTC/USD candlestick chart with an AI analyst: ask in plain words and it draws support, resistance, trendlines, MA and RSI from real candles.
- AI searchAsk a question in plain words and get a short answer built only from this site's pages and live data (price, network, ETFs, holders, nodes), with links to the sources. Free daily answers.
On-chain & cycles
- On-chain & modelsMVRV, realized price, NUPL, SOPR, LTH/STH, power law, stock-to-flow, Mayer multiple, 200-week MA and Puell multiple, explained simply.
- Rainbow & cyclesRainbow chart on real price history, halvings, cycle tops and bottoms, drawdowns and all cycles side by side. Educational, not advice.
- Nodes onlineHow many Bitcoin nodes are reachable right now: trend, Tor/IPv4/I2P share, countries, Bitcoin Core and Knots versions, OP_RETURN policy and BIP-110 signalling, hosting concentration, Lightning nodes. How to run your own node, even on solar power.
- Bitcoin codeLive Bitcoin Core repository stats: commits per week, merged pull requests, open PRs, latest releases (31.x) with notes, maintainers and contributors. BIPs incl. BIP-110 status, Bitcoin Knots, Lightning implementations, how to contribute and verify releases.
- Lightning NetworkEverything about the Bitcoin Lightning Network: channels, HTLCs, invoices (BOLT11, BOLT12, LNURL, Lightning Address), live capacity and fees, top nodes, LND/CLN/Eclair/LDK, wallets, LSPs, L402 for AI agents, zaps, risks and guides.
Mining
- Pools & Stratum V2Stratum V2 in plain words (encryption, Job Declaration, Template Distribution, Translator Proxy), which pools support it in 2026, how to try it on a Bitaxe. Every payout scheme from Proportional to FPPS, TIDES, DATUM, P2Poolv2, with a live payout calculator and pool concentration.
- ASIC shopBitcoin ASIC miner catalogue with live profitability, hashprice, break-even, mining pools compared (fees, payout schemes, stratum URLs) and bitcoin issuance by year.
- Mining: cooling & powerAir, immersion and hydro cooling with real models (Antminer S21, S21 Imm, S21 XP Hyd, WhatsMiner M63S, Fog Hashing, BitCool), heat reuse (Heatbit, Avalon Nano 3S), power from grid, gas gensets, flare gas, solar, wind and hydro, electrical basics and a live kWh breakeven calculator.
- FPPS hashrate placementPoint your ASICs at our stratum and get a fixed payout per share including average transaction fees, with no pool luck variance. Daily payouts to your BTC address, dashboard, live FPPS calculator, FPPS vs PPLNS vs solo, hashrate- and ASIC-backed loans explained with a loan calculator, FAQ. Fee and terms on request.
Wallets & buy
- WalletsHardware and paper cold wallets compared, whale wallets, Whale Alert transfers, exchange reserves and BTC-backed credit.
- Buy & trade BTCWhere bitcoin trades (CEX, DEX, P2P), plain-language buying approaches and a DCA calculator on real historical prices.
- AML checkFree check of a Bitcoin address or transaction against the official OFAC SDN list, known exchange addresses and blockchain data. Not a full AML check.
- Hacks & lossesMt. Gox, Bitfinex, Bitstamp, Binance, DMM and more: BTC stolen, value then and at today's price, what happened to the coins. Lost coins estimates and the Pizza Day story.
Credit & services
- BTC creditCompare BTC-backed loans from banks and lenders: rates, loan-to-value, custody model and liquidation risk explained.
- Hashrate-backed loansPoint your ASICs at our stratum and get a fixed payout per share including average transaction fees, with no pool luck variance. Daily payouts to your BTC address, dashboard, live FPPS calculator, FPPS vs PPLNS vs solo, hashrate- and ASIC-backed loans explained with a loan calculator, FAQ. Fee and terms on request.
Learn
- Orange pillBitcoin for newcomers: why only 21 million will exist, honest answers to 10 common doubts (energy, crime, bans, quantum), a 5-minute safe start, and books to read. Not investment advice.
- LearnBitcoin from zero, a glossary and FAQ, plus security guides: seed backups, multisig, inheritance, verifying wallets and running your own node.
- Bitcoin WikiAn encyclopedia of Bitcoin in plain words: 150+ interlinked articles on the protocol, mining, Lightning, wallets, people, companies, ETFs, history and memes, with sources and live network data.
- Theories about BitcoinWhat-if stories built on Bitcoin's real rules and real physics: Bitcoin on Mars, Bitcoin after the last coin in 2140, quantum computers vs Bitcoin, Bitcoin on the Moon. Computed, sourced, not forecasts.
- HyperbitcoinizationWhat hyperbitcoinization means in plain words: Daniel Krawisz's 2014 term, the four stages of money, Gresham's and Thiers' laws, live indicators (Bitcoin vs gold, ETF and treasury share, nodes, Lightning, legal tender), verified quotes, arguments for and against, timeline and FAQ.
- Historic videosA video hall of 30+ historic Bitcoin videos: Andreas Antonopoulos's 2013 talk to an almost empty room, Senate hearings, Mt. Gox, Buffett's “rat poison squared”, Saylor, El Salvador, 3Blue1Brown. Why each matters, views, date and BTC price then vs now.
- Bitcoin for AIWhy AI agents need Bitcoin, explained with honest caveats: a catalog of agent payment protocols (L402, HTTP 402, Lightning Agent Tools, NWC, Alby MCP, BOLT12, Cashu, Fedimint, Routstr, PPQ.ai, Fewsats, x402) with code, live Lightning data and a card vs Lightning fee calculator.
- Bitcoin Metaverse 3DWalk through Bitcoin in 3D: live mempool blocks, a globe of nodes, mining pool rings, ETF and treasury towers, whale transfers, the halving clock and a museum avenue. Every object links to the data.
People & companies
- Bitcoin peopleBitcoin Core maintainers and contributors, Bitcoin-only voices on X and Bitcoin YouTube channels, each verified, with follow buttons.
- Satoshi NakamotoSatoshi Nakamoto in short: the 2008 whitepaper, the genesis block and The Times headline, the first transaction to Hal Finney, verified quotes with links, the Patoshi estimate of ~1.1M BTC at today's price, the genesis address and identity theories with their status.
- Michael SaylorMichael Saylor in short: the 2000 dot-com crash, the August 2020 bitcoin pivot, Strategy (MSTR) bitcoin holdings with average cost and every purchase since 2020, verbatim quotes with sources, and the stories behind Saylor memes.
- Companies
- InfluencersDirectory of bitcoin voices and influencers with topics and links.
- Bitcoin MuseumInteractive Bitcoin history: whitepaper, genesis block, Pizza Day, halvings, SegWit, Taproot, ETFs. Famous blocks and transactions, Satoshi quotes and early prices, all with sources.
Community, news & events
- Subscribe: daily email
- NewsLatest bitcoin news and large on-chain transfers tracked by our desk.
- BlogShort articles on what matters in Bitcoin: protocol debates, security incidents, companies, conferences and history. Every fact is sourced; expectations are labelled.
- Bitcoin calendarGenesis Day, Pizza Day, Whitepaper Day and other Bitcoin holidays, a live countdown to the next halving and upcoming conferences. Download as .ics.
- EventsBitcoin-only conferences in 2026 and 2027 with dates, cities and links, plus Token2049 and Korea Blockchain Week side events.
- ForumCommunity discussion for every block on the site: ETF flows, on-chain metrics, network data, guides and articles. Read freely, sign in with X to post.
- Bitcoin memesA hall of classic Bitcoin memes with the origin story, date and a link to the original post: HODL, Bitcoin Pizza Day, magic internet money, 1 BTC = 1 BTC, laser eyes, number go up and more. Share any meme as a card.
- BTC ARTBitcoin-themed art and collections.