Developer tools & open source

Bitcoin Fork Observer

Monitor block relationships seen by Bitcoin nodes.

Editorial profile
01 / What it does

What it does

fork-observer tracks Bitcoin block information from configured nodes to help investigate chain forks and observations. The result depends on the nodes and collection period. Review node connectivity, data retention and displayed definitions before treating a missing observation as evidence of network-wide behavior.

observe forks on all Bitcoin networks (mainnet, testnet, and [custom] signets)

Original project description · GitHub

Features & requirements

Custody
Not applicableSource · 8 Oct 2026 ↗
Platforms
Source codeDeveloper source package, not a hosted wallet account.Source · 8 Oct 2026 ↗
Bitcoin support
Bitcoin-related serviceSource · 8 Oct 2026 ↗
02 / GITHUB

GitHub repositories

Stars
32
Stars gained · 7 days
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Forks
15
Primary language
Rust
Repository license
MIT
Last code push
Not checked

Popularity comes from GitHub stars. Seven-day growth appears after a full week of local snapshots; this is our collection, not GitHub’s official trending chart.

Sources & freshness

Sources & freshness

1Bitcoin editorial ↗Source refreshed · 8 Oct 2026
GitHub ↗Source refreshed · 8 Oct 2026

Editorial review · 8 Oct 2026

Imported records link to their sources. An entry is a discovery aid, not an endorsement.

Website freshness

Website responded to the check. Checked 8 Oct 2026.