# Bitcoin (BTC) Analysis Report

**Source:** https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/  
**Generated:** 2026-03-07T21:51:00Z

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## GitHub Repository

**URL:** https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Stars | 88,386 |
| Forks | 38,796 |
| Watchers | 4,059 |
| Open Issues | 716 |
| Language | C++ |
| License | MIT |
| Created | 2010-12-19 |
| Last Updated | 2026-03-07 |
| Contributors | 100 |
| Releases | 63 |
| Latest Commit | 2026-03-06 |

**Recent Activity:** Ongoing maintenance with dbcache updates, Qt version upgrades (6.8.3), and test/fix improvements.

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## Twitter Account

**URL:** https://x.com/bitcoin  
**Display Name:** Bitcoin

### Engagement Summary
| Metric | Total |
|--------|-------|
| Likes | 187,402 |
| Replies | 5,634 |
| Retweets | 25,711 |

### Recent Activity
- **2025-02-23:** 51,419 likes, 1,967 replies, 5,068 retweets
- **2024-12-05:** 117,472 likes, 1,782 replies, 14,853 retweets — "$100,000."
- **2024-11-15:** 8,628 likes, 549 replies, 1,137 retweets — "Still the King."

**Data Freshness:** Scraped at 2026-03-07T13:59:21.709604+00:00 (cached)

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## Developer Documentation

**URL:** https://developer.bitcoin.org  
**Title:** Getting Started — Bitcoin  
**Description:** Educational documentation for understanding Bitcoin and building Bitcoin-based applications

### Documentation Structure

#### Developer Guides
- **Block Chain:** Proof of Work, Block Height/Forking, Transaction Data, Consensus Rule Changes, Fork Detection
- **Transactions:** P2PKH, P2SH, Multisig, Signatures, Fees, Malleability
- **Contracts:** Escrow/Arbitration, Micropayment Channels, CoinJoin
- **Wallets:** Full-service and Signing-only wallets

#### Reference
- Technical reference documentation

#### Examples
- Code examples for building Bitcoin applications

#### Glossary
- Bitcoin terminology definitions

### Support Resources
- **Technical Support:** https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/
- **Issue Tracker:** https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/developer.bitcoin.org/issues/new/choose

### Key Contributors
- David Harding (2014 - led effort to compose documentation)
- Cornelius Schumacher (envisioned new ways to extend developer docs)

### Recommendations
- Running a Bitcoin node recommended for best use
- Make sure you're running a full node before using the documentation

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## Official Website

**URL:** https://bitcoin.org  
**Type:** Official Bitcoin website  
**Purpose:** Educational and promotional resource for Bitcoin

### Key Findings
1. Bitcoin is described as an innovative payment network and new kind of money
2. Uses peer-to-peer technology with no central authority or banks
3. Transaction management and bitcoin issuance are carried out collectively by the network
4. Open-source design with public codebase
5. Core value propositions: Fast peer-to-peer transactions, Worldwide payments, Low processing fees

### Notable Features
- Clear introduction to Bitcoin's decentralized nature
- Emphasis on open-source and community governance
- Focus on accessibility and low-cost transactions

**Content Quality:** High - Official source with clear messaging  
**Trust Level:** Verified official site (bitcoin.org)

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## Community Forum

**URL:** https://bitcointalk.org  
**Activity Level:** Very High  
**Last Activity:** Today at 09:47 PM UTC

### Statistics
| Metric | Count |
|--------|-------|
| Total Posts | 27.8M+ |
| Total Topics | 104K+ |

### Active Boards
| Board Name | Posts | Topics | Last Post |
|------------|-------|--------|-----------|
| Marketplace | 12.6M+ | 384K+ | Today at 09:47 PM |
| Mining | 971K+ | 28K+ | Today at 06:50 PM |
| Development & Technical Discussion | 357K+ | 26.8K+ | Today at 08:36 PM |
| Economics | 3.1M+ | 38.5K+ | Today at 09:44 PM |

### Language Diversity
English (default), Russian, Chinese, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Indonesian, Arabic, Korean, Japanese

### Notable Features
- Active international community with 15+ language boards
- High engagement on marketplace and mining topics
- Recent technical discussions (BIP 110, Bitcoin Core)
- Active moderation by established users (gmaxwell, achow101, Cyrus)

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*Report generated automatically via data orchestrator workflow.*