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Bitcoin

Bitcoin Layer 1

Bitcoin is the original decentralized cryptocurrency and the largest blockchain by market cap. SQD provides full historical indexing of all Bitcoin blocks, transactions, inputs, and outputs.

Website Explorer
Quick Facts
Networks 1
Runtime Bitcoin
Real-time Yes
Data tables 4
Category Layer 1
Networks
1
Data tables
4
Runtime
Bitcoin
Coverage
Real-time + archive
Start block
0 (genesis)
License
Open-source SDK

Networks

bitcoin-mainnet
Real-time Bitcoin mainnet 4 tables

Bitcoin on SQD

Validated at ingestion

Bitcoin data is validated by SQD Network workers before it reaches the Portal. Validation is performed across the network rather than by a single ingestion node, so a faulty upstream source can't poison the dataset.

Decoded, schema-typed

4 Bitcoin tables (blocks, transactions, inputs & outputs), decoded and schema-typed, ready to query. Your indexer queries the data directly without writing binary parsers.

Archive plus real-time

Single Portal endpoint serves Bitcoin from genesis through the current head, with sub-second hot-path latency. No separate streaming pipeline to wire up.

Open-source SDK

Both the Squid SDK and the Pipes SDK are open-source. Connectors for Postgres, ClickHouse, MongoDB, SQLite and Parquet, plus a custom-target hook. Run your Bitcoin indexer on your own infrastructure or on SQD Cloud.

Build with Bitcoin data

Common production patterns teams build with SQD on Bitcoin.

DeFi & Trading

Index swaps, liquidations, and positions on Bitcoin in real time.

Analytics

Build dashboards and metrics from full Bitcoin historical state.

AI Agents

Give agents structured, decoded Bitcoin data with the MCP server.

Wallets & Payments

Power balance, transfer, and history views for Bitcoin wallets.

Compliance & KYT

Validated Bitcoin data for transaction monitoring and audits.

Stablecoins

Track every mint, burn, and transfer of Bitcoin stablecoins.

Real-World Assets

Auditable Bitcoin data for tokenized RWA issuance and transfers.

Available Data

blocks

Block headers with timestamps, gas usage, miner info, and consensus data.

transactions

All onchain transactions with sender, receiver, value, gas, and input data.

inputs

Inputs data for Bitcoin.

outputs

Outputs data for Bitcoin.

Stream Bitcoin data in two lines

Example below uses the public Bitcoin endpoint, no API key required for development. For full SDK reference, see the documentation.

1curl --compressed -X POST \
2 'https://portal.sqd.dev/datasets/bitcoin-mainnet/stream' \
3 -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
4 -d '{
5 "type": "bitcoin",
6 "fromBlock": 0,
7 "toBlock": 100,
8 "fields": {
9 "block": {"number":true,"timestamp":true},
10 "transaction": {"hash":true,"size":true}
11 },
12 "transactions": [{}]
13 }'
bitcoin-mainnet/stream
Bitcoin · blocks 0–100

Frequently asked questions

How does SQD compare to running a Bitcoin RPC node?
A Bitcoin RPC node serves raw bytes for recent state and rate-limits per request. SQD's Portal pre-indexes the full Bitcoin archive into decoded, schema-typed tables (blocks, transactions, inputs & outputs) and serves them as a single streaming endpoint. You skip the multi-day node sync, archive storage, monitoring, and scale-out work, and pay only for the data you stream.
What does SQD cost for Bitcoin data?
The public Portal endpoint at portal.sqd.dev/datasets/bitcoin-mainnet is free for development with no API key. Production workloads run on the SQD Portal with tiered pricing based on the network and request volume. See the pricing page for current tiers, or contact us for an enterprise quote.
How is SQD's Bitcoin data different from a block explorer?
Block explorers are read-optimized for human browsing of single blocks or addresses. SQD is built for programmatic indexing: stream millions of Bitcoin blocks into your own database, run analytical queries across the full history, and back production applications with decoded data. Output is structured tables, not HTML pages, and there are no per-call rate limits geared toward UI traffic. If you wanted to build your own Bitcoin explorer, the SQD Portal is what you would back it with.
Can I self-host SQD's Bitcoin indexer?
Yes. Both the Squid SDK and the Pipes SDK are open-source. You can run a Bitcoin indexer on your own infrastructure pointing at the SQD Network or the Portal. SQD Cloud also offers managed hosting if you'd rather not operate it yourself.
Can I export Bitcoin data to a data warehouse or pipeline?
Yes. The Pipes SDK streams Bitcoin data from the Portal into Postgres, ClickHouse, MongoDB, SQLite, Parquet, or a custom target you implement. See the SDK docs for the connector reference.
Does SQD validate Bitcoin data?
Every Bitcoin block ingested into SQD is validated by the SQD Network workers (hash chain, parent reference, and where applicable finality) before it reaches the Portal. Validation is performed across the network, not by a single ingestion process, so a faulty upstream node can't poison the dataset.
Does SQD support real-time Bitcoin data?
Yes. Bitcoin is served with both real-time and historical data from the same Portal endpoint, with sub-second latency on the hot path. No separate streaming pipeline to wire up.

Start building with Bitcoin

Access Bitcoin data through the SQD Portal, free tier available.

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