BitcoinJ-SV

The BitcoinJ-SV library is a Java implementation of the original Bitcoin (BSV) protocol. This library is a fork of Mike Hearn's original bitcoinj library aimed at supporting the rapidly expanding and scalable Bitcoin SV eco-system.

Release notes are here.

Technologies

• Java 11
• Maven 3+ - for building the project
• Google Protocol Buffers - for use with serialization and hardware communications

Getting started

To get started, it is best to have the latest JDK and Maven installed.

The master branch contains the latest production release, with feature branches containing other developments and functionality.

Building from the command line

To perform a full build use

mvn clean package

You can also run

mvn site:site

to generate a website with useful information like JavaDocs.

The outputs are under the target directory.

Building from an IDE

Alternatively, just import the project using your IDE. IntelliJ has Maven integration built-in and has a free Community Edition. Simply use File | Import Project and locate the pom.xml in the root of the cloned project source tree.

Example applications

These are found in the examples module.