An alternative full node Bitcoin implementation written in Go that validates and serves the block chain without wallet functionality.
6.7K2.5KGoISCUpdated 17 days ago
#full-node
Best open-source full-node blockchain clients (2026)
Full-node software connects to a peer-to-peer network and validates blocks and transactions on its own, without trusting a third party. When choosing one, check which chain it supports, whether it includes wallet functions, and how closely it matches Bitcoin Core's interfaces. bitcoin/bitcoin is the reference implementation and the safest choice for compatibility. btcsuite/btcd is written in Go and handles validation and serving only, with no wallet. reardencode/rbitcoin stores a relational archive instead of a UTXO set and includes Electrum serving.
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A Bitcoin full node written in Rust, with a relational archive instead of a UTXO set and Electrum serving built in.
92+2 this week41RustApache-2.0Updated 4 hours ago
An independent Bitcoin full node written in Rust, with Core-compatible P2P and RPC interfaces and embeddable node components.
59+4 this week6RustApache-2.0Well maintainedUpdated 2 days ago
Rust implementation of the Kaspa full node, plus wallet CLI, WASM SDK and wRPC libraries for the Kaspa blockchain.
878+1 this week309RustISCUpdated 3 days ago
Python implementation of the Chia blockchain, including full node, farmer, harvester, timelord and wallet components.
10.8K2.1KPythonApache-2.0Well maintainedUpdated 11 hours ago
Reference full-node implementation of the Bitcoin protocol, connecting to the peer-to-peer network to validate blocks and transactions.
90.6K+58 this week39.4KC++MITWell maintainedUpdated 8 hours ago