Bitcoin Wiki (en)

(Page count as of: 2022-10-29 wikiFactor as of: 2013-10-30)

The Bitcoin Wiki is maintained by the Bitcoin community. The wiki was originally created utilising the  software, and originally licensed its content under the. It subsequently moved to the ubiquitous  software, and changed its license to the (CC-BY 3.0) license. As well as insisting all users register with a valid and address, it has also instigated  as a spam prevention method. It uses the MediaWiki extension, and the current fee (as of February 2018) is 0.001 BTC, which is presently less than 1 USD. In spite of this, tens, sometimes hundreds of user accounts are added per day (as of 2013-10-28).

From its 'about' page: This wiki is a public resource for the  of Bitcoin users, developers, and businesses as well as anyone interested in Bitcoin.

Unlike Wikipedia, the Bitcoin Wiki is not an encyclopedia, and includes things like non-encyclopedia details (e.g., exact specifications on service fees, product performance, etc), manuals, protocol specifications, original research, etc. There are also no notability requirements beyond the requirement that the material be of general interest to some segment of the Bitcoin community or the Bitcoin-curious general public.

Because this resource is open to editing by the general public, readers should be aware that the material presented here often does not reflect the views of the entire Bitcoin community and may be outdated, incorrect, or outright malicious at times.


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