Decision Workspace
mwc-bitcoin vs k256 vs bitcoin_hashes
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
mwc-bitcoin
growingv0.27.1
General purpose library for using and interoperating with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
74
k256
growingv0.14.0
secp256k1 elliptic curve library written in pure Rust with support for ECDSA signing/verification/public-key recovery, Taproot Schnorr signatures (BIP340), Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH), and general-purpose secp256k1 elliptic curve group operations which can be used to implement arbitrary protocols
71
bitcoin_hashes
stablev1.0.0
Hash functions used by the rust-bitcoin eccosystem
Core Metrics
| mwc-bitcoin | k256 | bitcoin_hashes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 74 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 4.1K | 65.8M | 43.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.9M | 2.1M |
| Dependents | 3 | 9.3K | 3.0K |
| Releases | 3 | 87 | 42 |
| Last Updated | 608d ago | 5d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 1y 8m | 6y 7m | 7y 7m |
Health Breakdown
mwc-bitcoin
Maintenance
5
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
k256
Maintenance
19
Quality
12
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
bitcoin_hashes
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| mwc-bitcoin | k256 | bitcoin_hashes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.27.1 | 0.14.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | CC0-1.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 18 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 263KB | 110KB | 85KB |
| Features | 4 | 18 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.9% | 11.9% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.74.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •k256 leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •k256 is depended on by 9.3K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ mwc-bitcoin has not been updated in over a year.
- •mwc-bitcoin, k256 are pre-1.0 — API may change.