Bitcoin Research Kit

"Shout out to Bitcoin Research Kit and researchbitcoin.net. Two data sources for On-Chain Data. Couldn't recommend them highly enough." — James Check (CheckOnChain), What Bitcoin Did #1000

Open-source, self-hostable on-chain analytics for Bitcoin. Block explorer, address index, and thousands of metrics, all from your own node. No external APIs required.

Similar to Glassnode + mempool.space + electrs + UTXO Oracle in a single package.

Bitview is a free hosted instance of BRK.

Data

Blockchain: Blocks, transactions, addresses, UTXOs.

Metrics: Supply distributions, holder cohorts, network activity, fee markets, mining, and market indicators (realized cap, MVRV, SOPR, NVT).

Indexes: Date, height, halving epoch, address type, UTXO age.

Mempool: Fee estimation, projected blocks, unconfirmed transactions.

Usage

Website

Browse metrics and charts at bitview.space, no signup required.

API

curl https://bitview.space/api/blocks/count/height

Query metrics and blockchain data in JSON or CSV.

Documentation · JavaScript · Python · Rust · LLM-friendly schema

Self-host

cargo install --locked brk_cli && brk

Run your own website and API. Private, verifiable, self-sovereign. Runs alongside Bitcoin Core.

Guide · Professional hosting

Library

cargo add brk

Build custom applications in Rust. Use the full stack or individual components (parser, indexer, computer, server).

Reference · Architecture

Supporters

• OpenSats (December 2024 - June 2026)

Become a supporter

Donations

bc1q09 8zsm89 m7kgyz e338vf ejhpdt 92ua9p 3peuve

Links

• Changelog
• Contributing

Community

• Discord
• (https://x.com/nym21)
• Nostr

License

MIT