Most of the following Bitcoin-related IRC channels are available on Freenode:
Bitcoin Project
| Channel |
Description
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| IRC Web #bitcoin |
General Bitcoin-related discussion.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-dev |
Bitcoin software development.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-politics |
Discuss politics with other Bitcoin users.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-gaming |
Bitcoin gamers hangout.
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| IRC Web #bc-news |
RSS News related to Bitcoin.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-marketing |
Marketing and promotion of bitcoin
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-gentoo |
Gentoo community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-watch |
Streaming Bitcoin transactions, including market data.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-bots |
Bot and bot-related discussion; trading bots, IRC bots, utility bots.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-police |
Bitcoin Police Investigates incidents related to Bitcoin.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-court |
Bitcoin Court Settles disputes between parties.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-tweets |
Automated announce of bitcoin-related tweets.
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Local communities
| Channel |
Description
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-otc-eu |
European OTC trading marketplace.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-otc-ru |
Russian OTC trading marketplace.
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| IRC Web #btc.chat |
Russian bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-aus |
Aussie bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-br |
Brazilian bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-cad |
Canadian bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-cn |
Chinese bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-de |
German bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-dk |
Danish bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-es |
Spanish-speaking bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-fr |
French bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-it |
Italian bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-nederland |
Dutch bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-pl |
Polish bitcoin community.
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Mining Related Communities
Communities for Exchanges and Trading
| Channel |
Description
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-otc |
Over-the-counter trading marketplace and discussion.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-otc-ticker |
Streaming market data form the #bitcoin-otc order book.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-pit |
Only over-the-counter trading.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-wot |
Distributed Web of Trust (WoT) system for #bitcoin-otc.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-auction |
Live auctions over IRC.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-market |
Streaming market data (only), no chat.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-markets |
Streaming market data (only), no chat.
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| IRC Web ##mtgox-chat |
#MtGox chat (Note the pound sign (#) is part of the channel name)
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| IRC Web #mtgox |
MtGox support
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| IRC Web #mtgoxlive |
MtGox Live real-time view of trading
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| IRC Web #mtgox-news |
Mt. Gox topics from Twitter.
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| IRC Web #tradehill |
Tradehill unofficial chat for Tradehill traders
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| IRC Web #btc.chat.traders |
Russian community discussion about trades/exchanges.
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| IRC Web #bitcoinconsultancy |
Bitcoin Consultancy discussion
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