This page lists IRC channels for discussing Bitcoin-related topics. Please read: Bitcoin IRC Channel Guidelines before joining.
Prior to late May 2021, most of these channels were on the Freenode network. Due to an Ownership dispute over Freenode, several have moved to Libera.chat. The ones that remained on Freenode are no longer linked below, as the channel registration database there was deleted on June 14, 2021. Try them on Libera, or ask for help in #bitcoin on Libera.
Bitcoin Project
| Channel |
Description
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| IRC Web #bitcoin |
General Bitcoin-related discussion and support. ( guidelines).
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-core-builds |
Discussion of the Bitcoin Core build system.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-commits |
Real-time notification of commits to Bitcoin projects.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-core-dev |
For development of Bitcoin Core. Log sources; 1, 2
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-core-gui |
For development of Bitcoin Core's GUI.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-core-pr-reviews |
Weekly PR review club for discussing Bitcoin Core Pull Requests.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-dev |
Dead. Formerly for Bitcoin software development. (history. guidelines)
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-gaming |
Bitcoin gamers hangout.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-gentoo |
Gentoo community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-marketing |
Marketing and promotion of bitcoin
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-news |
RSS News related to Bitcoin.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-politics |
Discuss politics with other Bitcoin users.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-pricetalk |
ALL Discussion Remotely Related to Bitcoin Price or other offtopic goes here
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-watch |
Streaming Bitcoin transactions, including market data.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-wiki |
Bitcoin Wiki support
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-wizards |
Bitcoin experts and futurists (history)
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| IRC Web #lightning-dev |
Lightning protocol development (history)
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| IRC Web #lnd |
Lightning only version of #bitcoin-commits
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| IRC Web #sidechains-dev |
Sidechains development
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Local communities
| 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 #bitcoin-otc-uk |
United kingdom OTC Trading Marketplace.Founder Angus Bates.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-aus |
Aussie bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #AustinBitcoin |
Austin, TX bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-bra |
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-dk |
Danish bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-de |
German bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-eastcoastusa |
East Coast USA bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-il |
Israeli bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-nl |
Dutch bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-pl |
Polish bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-romania |
Romanian bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-ve |
Venezuelan bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #btc.chat |
Russian bitcoin community.
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| #bitcoins.fi @ IRCNet |
Finnish bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-hr |
Croatian language bitcoin community.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-fr |
French language bitcoin community.
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Mining Related Communities
Communities for Exchanges and Trading
| Channel |
Description
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-assets |
Discussion of securities and other asset investments. bitcoin-assets.com.
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-assets-trades |
Streaming assets market data (only), no chat.
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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-otc |
Over-the-counter trading marketplace and discussion. (history)
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-escrow |
Third party escrow agents.
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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-otc-ratings |
Updates to ratings on the #bitcoin-otc Web of Trust.
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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 #btc.chat.traders |
Russian community discussion about trades/exchanges.
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| IRC Web #coinbase |
Coinbase chat
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| IRC Web #bitcoin-rt |
Real-time tape (executed trades).
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| IRC Web #localbitcoins-chat |
LocalBitcoins.com exchange support
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| IRC Web #Coinabul |
Coinabul's customer support and news channel. Selling gold and silver for Bitcoin.
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Related Communities
See Also