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This page lists IRC channels for discussing Bitcoin-related topics. Please read: [[Bitcoin IRC Channel Guidelines]] before joining. | This page lists IRC channels for discussing Bitcoin-related topics. Please read: [[Bitcoin IRC Channel Guidelines]] before joining. | ||
In early 2021, Andrew Lee took direct control of the Freenode network and combined it with a number of other IRC networks already under his control. Within months, the majority of users of most projects migrated to the new Libera network. Luke-Jr has since managed to convince the new Freenode opers that Bitcoiners | Freenode until 2021 has been the original home of IRC discussion and technical work on Bitcoin. In early 2021, Andrew Lee took direct control of the Freenode network and combined it with a number of other IRC networks already under his control. Within months, the majority of users of most of the old Freenode projects migrated to the new Libera network. Luke-Jr has since managed to convince the new Freenode opers that Bitcoiners should continue to maintain a successful presence on Freenode and that he could maintain it as a useful community. | ||
==Bitcoin Project== | ==Bitcoin Project== |
Revision as of 03:41, 20 February 2022
This page lists IRC channels for discussing Bitcoin-related topics. Please read: Bitcoin IRC Channel Guidelines before joining.
Freenode until 2021 has been the original home of IRC discussion and technical work on Bitcoin. In early 2021, Andrew Lee took direct control of the Freenode network and combined it with a number of other IRC networks already under his control. Within months, the majority of users of most of the old Freenode projects migrated to the new Libera network. Luke-Jr has since managed to convince the new Freenode opers that Bitcoiners should continue to maintain a successful presence on Freenode and that he could maintain it as a useful community.
Bitcoin Project
Primary Discussion Areas
Libera Network
Channel | Description |
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IRC Web #bitcoin (on Libera) | General Bitcoin-related discussion and support. (guidelines). |
IRC Web #bitcoin-core-builds | Discussion of the Bitcoin Core build system. |
IRC Web #bitcoin-core-dev | For development of Bitcoin Core. Log sources; 1, 2 3 |
IRC Web #bitcoin-core-gui | For development of Bitcoin Core's GUI. |
IRC Web #bitcoin-core-pr-reviews | Weekly PR review club for discussing Bitcoin Core Pull Requests. |
IRC Web #bitcoin-news | RSS News related to Bitcoin. |
IRC Web #bitcoin-wizards (on Libera) | Bitcoin experts and futurists (history) |
IRC Web #lightning-dev | Lightning protocol development (history) |
IRC Web #bitcoin-pricetalk (on Libera) | ALL Discussion Remotely Related to Bitcoin Price or other offtopic goes here |
IRC Web #bitcoin-wiki | Bitcoin Wiki support |
Freenode Network
Channel | Description |
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IRC Web #bitcoin (on Freenode) | General Bitcoin-related discussion and support. (guidelines). |
IRC Web #bitcoin-commits | Real-time notification of commits to Bitcoin projects. |
IRC Web #bitcoin-dev | For general Bitcoin software development. (history. guidelines) |
IRC Web #bitcoin-gentoo | Gentoo community. |
IRC Web #bitcoin-pricetalk (on Freenode) | ALL Discussion Remotely Related to Bitcoin Price or other offtopic goes here |
IRC Web #bitcoin-watch | Streaming Bitcoin transactions, including market data. |
IRC Web #bitcoin-wizards (on Freenode) | Bitcoin experts and futurists (history) |
IRC Web #lnd | Lightning only version of #bitcoin-commits |
IRC Web #sidechains-dev | Sidechains development |
Geography-Based communities
Libera Network
IRC Web #bitcoin-de | Libera German bitcoin community. |
IRC Web #bitcoin-hr | Libera Croatian language bitcoin community. |
IRC Web #bitcoin-fr | Libera French language bitcoin community. |
Freenode Network
Channel | Description |
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IRC Web #bitcoin-eastcoastusa | Freenode East Coast USA bitcoin community. |
Mining Related Communities
Freenode Network
Channel | Description |
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IRC Web #bitcoin-mining | Discussion and support related to mining. |
IRC Web #bitcoin-fpga | Discussion and support specific to FPGA mining. |
IRC Web #cgminer | Discussion and support specific to CGMiner. |
IRC Web #eligius | Eligius mining pool community (also support for BFGMiner and Eloipool) |
Communities for Exchanges and Trading
Libera Network
Channel | Description |
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IRC Web #bitcoin-market | Streaming market data (only), no chat. |
IRC Web #bitcoin-otc | Over-the-counter trading marketplace and discussion. (history) |
IRC Web #bitcoin-otc-ticker | Streaming market data form the #bitcoin-otc order book. |
IRC Web #bitcoin-otc-ratings | Updates to ratings on the #bitcoin-otc Web of Trust. |
IRC Web #bitcoin-pit | Only over-the-counter trading. |
Related Projects
Libera Network
Channel | Description |
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IRC Web #namecoin | New home of the Namecoin project. |
IRC Web #joinmarket | JoinMarket, A CoinJoin implementation |