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The following Bitcoin-related IRC channels are available on [http://www.freenode.net Freenode]:
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This page lists IRC channels for discussing Bitcoin-related topics.  Please read: [[Bitcoin IRC Channel Guidelines]] before joining.
  
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Freenode is the original home of IRC discussion about and technical work on Bitcoin. In early 2021, former Freenode staff started a new network called LiberaChat, which has rapidly become a popular network as well.
  
 
==Bitcoin Project==
 
==Bitcoin Project==
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===Primary Discussion Areas===
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====Freenode Network====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Channel !! Description
 
! Channel !! Description
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin}} || General Bitcoin-related discussion.
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin}} (on Freenode) || General Bitcoin-related discussion and support. ([[Bitcoin_IRC_Channel_Guidelines |guidelines]]).
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-otc|text=[[bitcoin-otc|#bitcoin-otc]]}} || Over-the-counter trading marketplace and discussion.
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-commits}} || Real-time notification of commits to Bitcoin projects.
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-pit}} || Only over-the-counter trading.
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-dev}} || For general Bitcoin software development. ([http://bitcoinstats.com/irc/bitcoin-dev/logs/ history]. [[Bitcoin-dev | guidelines]])
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-auction}} || Live auctions over IRC.
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-gentoo}} || Gentoo community.
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-market}} || Streaming market data (only), no chat.
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-watch|text=[[Bitcoin-Watch|#bitcoin-watch]]}} || Streaming Bitcoin transactions, including market data.
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-dev}} || Bitcoin software development.
 
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-mining}} || Discussion and support related to mining.
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-pricetalk}} (on Freenode) || ALL Discussion Remotely Related to Bitcoin Price or other offtopic goes here
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-politics}} || Discuss politics with other Bitcoin users.
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-wiki}} || Bitcoin Wiki support
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bc-news}} || RSS News related to Bitcoin.
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-wizards}} (on Freenode) || Bitcoin experts and futurists ([http://gnusha.org/bitcoin-wizards/ history])
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-marketing}} || Marketing and promotion of bitcoin
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| {{Freenode IRC|lnd}} || Lightning only version of #bitcoin-commits
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-gentoo}} || Gentoo community.
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| {{Freenode IRC|sidechains-dev}} || Sidechains development
 
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===Local communities===
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====Libera Network====
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Channel !! Description
 
! Channel !! Description
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-otc-eu}} || European OTC trading marketplace.
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin}} (on Libera) || General Bitcoin-related discussion and support. ([[Bitcoin_IRC_Channel_Guidelines |guidelines]]).
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin-core-builds}} || Discussion of the Bitcoin Core build system.
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| <span id="bitcoin-core-dev"></span>{{Libera IRC|bitcoin-core-dev}} || For development of Bitcoin Core.  Log sources; [http://www.erisian.com.au/bitcoin-core-dev/ 1], [http://gnusha.org/bitcoin-core-dev/ 2] [https://bitcoin-irc.chaincode.com/bitcoin-core-dev/2021-09-16 3]
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin-core-gui}} || For development of Bitcoin Core's GUI.
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-otc-ru}} || Russian OTC trading marketplace.
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin-core-pr-reviews}} || Weekly PR review club for discussing Bitcoin Core Pull Requests.
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-aus}} || Aussie bitcoin community.
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin-news}} || RSS News related to Bitcoin.
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-br}} || Brazilian bitcoin community.
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin-wizards}} (on Libera) || Bitcoin experts and futurists ([http://gnusha.org/bitcoin-wizards/ history])
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-cad}} || Canadian bitcoin community.
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| {{Libera IRC|lightning-dev}} || Lightning protocol development ([http://gnusha.org/lightning-dev/ history])
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-cn}} || Chinese bitcoin community.
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin-pricetalk}} (on Libera) || ALL Discussion Remotely Related to Bitcoin Price or other offtopic goes here
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-de}} || German bitcoin community.
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin-wiki}} || Bitcoin Wiki support
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===Geography-Based communities===
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====Freenode Network====
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{|class="wikitable"
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! Channel !! Description
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-dk}} || Danish bitcoin community.
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-eastcoastusa}} || Freenode East Coast USA bitcoin community.
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|}
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====Libera Network====
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{| class="wikitable"
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin-de}} || Libera German bitcoin community.
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-es}} || Spanish-speaking bitcoin community.
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin-hr}} || Libera Croatian language bitcoin community.
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-fr}} || French bitcoin community.
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin-fr}} || Libera French language bitcoin community.
 
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==Related Communities==
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===Mining Related Communities===
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====Freenode Network====
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Channel !! Description
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| {{Freenode IRC|bitcoin-mining}} || Discussion and support related to mining.
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| {{Freenode IRC|cgminer}} || Discussion and support specific to [[CGMiner]].
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| {{Freenode IRC|eligius}} || [[Eligius]] mining pool community (also support for [[BFGMiner]] and [[Eloipool]])
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===Communities for Exchanges and Trading===
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====Libera Network====
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! Channel !! Description
 
! Channel !! Description
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|eligius}} || [[Eligius]] pool community
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin-market}} || Streaming market data (only), no chat.
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin-otc|text=[[bitcoin-otc|#bitcoin-otc]]}} || Over-the-counter trading marketplace and discussion. ([http://bitcoinstats.com/irc/bitcoin-otc/logs/ history])
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|namecoin}} || [[Namecoin]] and the [[Dot-bit]] project.
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin-otc-ticker}} || Streaming market data form the [[#bitcoin-otc]] order book.
 
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| {{Freenode IRC|witcoin}} || [[Witcoin]] social news and user generated content.
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin-otc-ratings|bitcoin-otc-ratings}} || Updates to ratings on the [[#bitcoin-otc]] Web of Trust.
 
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| <small>[irc://irc.foonetic.net/xkcd-bitcoin IRC]</small> #xkcd-bitcoin || [https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/XKCD_Pool XKCD Pool]
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| {{Libera IRC|bitcoin-pit}} || Only over-the-counter trading.
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==Related Projects==
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===Libera Network===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Channel !! Description
 
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| bitcoins.lc@Quakenet Pool || Bitcoins.lc Pool
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| {{Libera IRC|joinmarket}} || [[JoinMarket]], A [[CoinJoin]] implementation
 
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==See Also==
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* [[Bitcoin_Wiki:Community_portal]]
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[[fr:Canaux IRC]]
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[[pl:Kanały IRC]]
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[[ro:Canale]]

Latest revision as of 04:26, 20 February 2022

This page lists IRC channels for discussing Bitcoin-related topics. Please read: Bitcoin IRC Channel Guidelines before joining.

Freenode is the original home of IRC discussion about and technical work on Bitcoin. In early 2021, former Freenode staff started a new network called LiberaChat, which has rapidly become a popular network as well.

Bitcoin Project

Primary Discussion Areas

Freenode Network

Channel Description
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-wiki Bitcoin Wiki support
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

Libera Network

Channel Description
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

Geography-Based communities

Freenode Network

Channel Description
IRC Web #bitcoin-eastcoastusa Freenode East Coast USA bitcoin community.

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.

Mining Related Communities

Freenode Network

Channel Description
IRC Web #bitcoin-mining Discussion and support related to 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
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
IRC Web #joinmarket JoinMarket, A CoinJoin implementation

See Also