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Bitcoin Network Crawler

Global overview of all reachable Bitcoin nodes

Our Bitcoin network crawler continuously scans the peer-to-peer network to discover active full nodes. Each node validates transactions and blocks independently, contributing to Bitcoin's decentralization and security.

Total Nodes (DB) 25923
Active (24h) 16127
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Last Crawl

Status Running...
Start Time 28.12.2025 04:00
Found Peers 0
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Countries

Country Count
Flag of US US 7889
Flag of DE DE 1653
Flag of FR FR 579
Flag of NL NL 398
Flag of CA CA 370
Flag of GB GB 278
Flag of CH CH 210
Flag of RU RU 208
Flag of AU AU 154
Flag of IE IE 137
Flag of CZ CZ 124
Flag of ES ES 119
Flag of KR KR 116
Flag of AT AT 90
Flag of SE SE 79
Flag of IT IT 78
Flag of SG SG 73
Flag of PL PL 68
Flag of LT LT 59
Flag of BR BR 58
Flag of JP JP 51
Flag of UA UA 42
Flag of BG BG 42
Flag of RO RO 41
Flag of FI FI 41
Flag of NO NO 36
Flag of AE AE 35
Flag of NZ NZ 34
Flag of CN CN 31
Flag of PT PT 30
Flag of HK HK 30
Flag of TH TH 29
Flag of MX MX 27
Flag of ZA ZA 27
Flag of BE BE 27
Flag of SK SK 25
Flag of CY CY 24
Flag of MY MY 21
Flag of SI SI 19
Flag of DK DK 18
Flag of HU HU 18
Flag of AR AR 13
Flag of TW TW 12
Flag of IL IL 11
Flag of MD MD 10
Flag of TR TR 10
Flag of LV LV 9
Flag of IN IN 9
Flag of IS IS 9
Flag of SA SA 8
Flag of PA PA 8
Flag of GR GR 8
Flag of EE EE 8
Flag of LU LU 8
Flag of ID ID 8
Flag of SC SC 6
Flag of MT MT 6
Flag of BY BY 6
Flag of VN VN 6
Flag of CR CR 6
Flag of OM OM 5
Flag of CL CL 5
Flag of CO CO 5
Flag of CW CW 5
Flag of HR HR 4
Flag of IR IR 4
Flag of RS RS 4
Flag of GI GI 4
Flag of DO DO 4
Flag of AD AD 3
Flag of VG VG 3
Flag of UY UY 3
Flag of KZ KZ 3
Flag of KG KG 3
Flag of VE VE 2
Flag of IM IM 2
Flag of ME ME 2
Flag of BZ BZ 2
Flag of LI LI 2
Flag of DM DM 2
Flag of KW KW 2
Flag of PH PH 2
Flag of EC EC 1
Flag of MO MO 1
Flag of QA QA 1
Flag of RE RE 1
Flag of GU GU 1
Flag of AW AW 1
Flag of FO FO 1
Flag of TT TT 1
Flag of PE PE 1
Flag of BO BO 1
Flag of HN HN 1
Flag of JO JO 1
Flag of JE JE 1
Flag of EU EU 1
Flag of GE GE 1
Flag of AZ AZ 1
Flag of SV SV 1
Flag of BD BD 1
Flag of BT BT 1
Flag of NG NG 1
Flag of KH KH 1
Flag of KE KE 1
Flag of SR SR 1
Flag of PK PK 1
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Versions

User Agent Count
Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251110 3760
Satoshi:30.0.0 2113
Satoshi:27.0.0 1585
Satoshi:28.1.0 1123
Satoshi:29.0.0 958
Satoshi:29.1.0 719
Satoshi:25.1.0 700
Satoshi:25.0.0 607
Satoshi:26.0.0 456
Satoshi:29.2.0 422
Satoshi:25.1.0(FutureBit-Apollo-Node) 378
Satoshi:28.0.0 356
Satoshi:27.1.0 354
Satoshi:28.1.0/Knots:20250305 326
Satoshi:29.1.0/Knots:20250903 222
Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251010 214
Satoshi:22.0.0 181
Satoshi:28.1.0(FutureBit-Apollo-Node) 170
Satoshi:24.0.1 163
Satoshi:23.0.0 95
Satoshi:0.20.0 84
Satoshi:0.21.1 76
Satoshi:22.0.0(FutureBit-Apollo-Node) 75
Satoshi:27.2.0 73
Satoshi:30.99.0 68
Satoshi:26.2.0 51
Satoshi:28.2.0 49
Satoshi:0.21.0 41
Satoshi:0.18.0 36
Satoshi:26.1.0 34
Satoshi:29.99.0 30
Satoshi:0.20.1 26
Satoshi:27.1.0/Knots:20240801 25
Satoshi:28.3.0 20
btcwire:0.5.0/btcd:0.24.2 18
Satoshi:29.2.0(FutureBit-Apollo-Node)/Knots:20251110 18
Satoshi:24.1.0 17
Satoshi:25.99.0 17
Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251110+bip110-v0.1rc1/UASF-BIP110:0.1 16
Satoshi:24.0.0 15
Satoshi:24.2.0 15
Satoshi:0.18.1 14
Satoshi:0.16.3 13
Satoshi:23.1.0 13
Satoshi:0.17.1 11
Satoshi:25.2.0 11
Satoshi:28.99.0 10
Satoshi:26.99.0 9
Satoshi:0.19.1 9
Satoshi:24.99.0 8
Satoshi:0.19.0.1 8
Satoshi:30.1.0 8
Satoshi:29.0.0(RoninDojo 2.4.1) 7
Satoshi:0.20.1(Omni:0.11.0) 7
Satoshi:26.1.0/Knots:20240513 7
Satoshi:22.1.0 6
Satoshi:29.1.0(dim-3500) 6
therealbitcoin.org:0.9.99.99 5
Satoshi:0.17.0.1 5
CKCoinD:29.0.0 5
Satoshi:29.2.0(1) 4
Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251110/UASF-BIP110:0.1 4
Satoshi:0.17.0 4
Satoshi:30.0.0(@emzy) 4
Satoshi:30.0.0(@wiz) 4
Satoshi:27.99.0 4
Satoshi:0.12.1(bitcore) 4
Satoshi:0.21.2 4
Satoshi:1.0.0 4
Satoshi:0.14.1 4
Satoshi:29.2.0(0) 3
Satoshi:29.2.0(2) 3
Satoshi:0.16.0 3
Satoshi:0.17.2 3
btcwire:0.5.0/btcd:0.23.2 3
btcwire:0.5.0/btcd:0.25.0 3
Satoshi:29.0.0(Samourai Dojo 1.27.0) 3
Satoshi:0.19.99 3
Satoshi:30.0.0(MAGA) 3
jwrd.net:0.9.99.99 3
Satoshi:25.1.0/Knots:20231115 3
Satoshi:29.2.0(not-your-file-server)/Knots:20251110 3
Satoshi:0.20.1(Omni:0.12.0.1) 3
Satoshi-BTF(BitcoinFinance)-Main-vSeventeen:0.17.1 3
Satoshi:0.20.2 3
Satoshi:26.0.0(UASF-SegWit-BIP148) 3
Satoshi:0.13.0 3
Satoshi:30.0.0(Wanton; Jezebel) 3
Satoshi:28.1.0(Peak)/Knots:20250305 3
Satoshi:0.14.2 3
Satoshi:0.15.0.1 3
Satoshi:0.15.99 2
Satoshi:22.99.0 2
Satoshi:28.3.0(@emzy) 2
Satoshi:0.16.2(bitcore) 2
Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251010/UASF-BIP444:0.1 2
Satoshi:23.0.0(@wiz) 2
Satoshi:29.2.0(3) 2
Satoshi:0.16.99 2
Satoshi:27.1.0/Knots:20240621 2
Satoshi:23.99.0 2
Satoshi:29.2.0(BIP110)/Knots:20251110 2
btcwire:0.5.0/btcd:0.23.3 2
Satoshi:27.99.21 2
Satoshi:30.0.0(anthonyuk.com) 2
Satoshi:30.0.0(Bitcoio dot org Donations bc1qkpxqj6zqqpcs25rhzt6c3kawkxfz5nrd0dlshh) 2
btcwire:0.5.0/utreexod:0.4.1 2
Satoshi:30.0.0(Blackcoin.org) 2
Satoshi:29.2.0(Kilombino-Bitcoin-Only-Not-Multimedia)/Knots:20251110 2
Satoshi:29.2.0(MiniBolt node) 2
Domains4Bitcoins.com:443 2
Satoshi:29.2.0(node)/Knots:20251110 2
Satoshi:28.1.0(An4th4)/Knots:20250305 2
Satoshi:30.0.0(MiniBolt node) 2
Natasha:0.2.0 2
Satoshi:30.0.0(needs-coffee) 2
Satoshi:28.1.0(easycryptosend.it.01) 2
Satoshi:30.0.0(SwissCoreBTC) 2
Satoshi:0.12.1 2
Satoshi:29.1.0(Peak)/Knots:20250903 2
Satoshi:0.13.1 2
Satoshi:0.15.1 2
Satoshi:0.15.2 1
Satoshi:29.2.0/Corea:20251101 1
Satushi:22.69.0 1
Satoshi:27.0.0(bitcoin.jochemkessens.nl) 1
Satoshi:27.0.0(RoninDojo 2.1.4) 1
Satoshi:27.1.0(lilnancy) 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(31ottobre2008 node) 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(anti-spam-solo)/Knots:20251110 1
Satoshi:23.0.0/Knots:20220529 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(Barcelona Bitcoin Only community node)/Knots:20251110 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(BIP-444)/Knots:20251110 1
bcoin:2.2.0 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(BIP110 meow miao)/Knots:20251110 1
Satoshi:28.99.0(b1tc01n.org) 1
BitcoinUnlimited:1.0.3(EB16; AD12) 1
Satoshi:27.99.0(qrypt.tech) 1
Satoshi:24.0.1(opreturn.net) 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(BitAccelerate.com)/Knots:20251010 1
Satoshi:0.17.99 1
Satoshi:29.0.0(@wiz) 1
Satoshi:30.0.0(0) 1
Satoshi:24.0.1(sil3ntnod3) 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(Bitcoin is money. Do NOT transfer nonmonetary data.)/Knots:20251110 1
Satoshi:0.18.0(bitcore) 1
Satoshi:29.0.0(bitcoin-sl) 1
btcwire:0.5.0/btcd:0.24.1 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(Corea)/Knots:20251110 1
Satoshi:28.0.0(ALLPWD.COM) 1
Satoshi:29.0.0(btc.nth.io) 1
Satoshi:30.0.0(BINSYS-Core-Node) 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(Erikslund-Node) 1
Satoshi:28.0.0(D405 House Corp.) 1
Satoshi:29.0.0(hndypzdy) 1
Satoshi:30.0.0(bitcoin4eva) 1
Satoshi:0.18.99 1
Satoshi:28.0.0(MiniBolt node) 1
Satoshi:29.0.0(MiniBolt node) 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(ice) 1
Satoshi:28.0.0(Nodus Tyrolensis Oberettes) 1
Satoshi:25.0.0(bitcore) 1
Satoshi:30.0.0(doLuNode) 1
Classic:1.2.0(EB3.7) 1
Satoshi:0.19.2 1
Satoshi:28.1.0() 1
Satoshi:29.0.0(Samourai Dojo 1.28.0) 1
Satoshi:30.0.0(Frenko node) 1
Satoshi:29.0.0(UASF-SegWit-BIP148) 1
Satoshi:30.0.0(FutureBit-Apollo-Node) 1
FlamiSatoshi:30.99.0 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(Nordrassil)/Knots:20251110 1
Satoshi:28.1.0(bitcoin-cli) 1
Satoshi:28.1.0(bitcore) 1
Satoshi:29.1.0() 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(orangent15923)/Knots:20251110 1
Satoshi:28.1.0(bitcore2) 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(Peak)/Knots:20251010 1
Satoshi:28.1.0(BlockchainTek)/Knots:20250305 1
Satoshi:29.1.0(dim-full) 1
Satoshi:30.0.0(node) 1
Satoshi:0.11.2(bitcore) 1
Satoshi:26.0.0(Delete Conbase) 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(Reject CSAM. Support BIP-444.)/Knots:20251010 1
Satoshi:28.1.0(BTC_Is_Hijacked) 1
Satoshi:29.1.0(FutureBit-Apollo-Node)/Knots:20250903 1
Satoshi:30.0.0(Official MiniBolt node) 1
Satoshi:0.12.1() 1
Satoshi:26.0.0(FEHU-02) 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(Roser-Knots-unbannable)/Knots:20251110 1
Satoshi:29.1.0(MiniBolt)/Knots:20250903 1
Satoshi:30.0.0(RaMiX-sb) 1
Satoshi:26.0.0(FullNode; Electrum; Indexer) 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(Run Knots Save Bitcoin)/Knots:20251110 1
Satoshi:29.1.0(My mempool does not contain trash.)/Knots:20250903 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(spam-filter-m)/Knots:20251110 1
Satoshi:28.1.0(FutureBit-Apollo-Node)/Knots:20250305 1
Satoshi:30.0.0(VerifyDontTrust) 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(Supports BIP444 110)/Knots:20251010 1
Satoshi:0.8.6 1
Satoshi:28.1.0(HODL - Node Fund bc1q5m3a075678y9xd9ccdevhtthxvaf79dl7r5qfz) 1
Satoshi:29.1.0(PyBLOCK-POOL)/Knots:20250903/https://pyblock.xyz:8334 1
Satoshi:26.1.0(ADALINE-1) 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(Supports BIP444)/Knots:20251110 1
Satoshi:28.1.0(MiniBolt node)/Knots:20250305 1
Satoshi:29.1.0(Supports BIP444)/Knots:20250903 1
Satoshi:30.0.0(zaoi-fullnode) 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(UASF-BIP444)/Knots:20251110 1
Satoshi:22.0.0(Alcochete1) 1
Satoshi:26.1.0/Knots:20240325 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(Using Knots as Bitcoin Core enables possible child abuse material onchain)/Knots:20251110 1
Satoshi:28.1.0(PPB)/Knots:20250305 1
Satoshi:29.1.0/Knots:20250827rc4 1
Satoshi:29.2.0(WindyX)/Knots:20251010 1
Satoshi:22.0.0(Satoshi72.it) 1
Satoshi:30.99.0(znk) 1
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Active Nodes (Last 24h)

Address Port Hostname Country ASN Name Version Height Last Seen
2a01:4f8:192:4a5::2 8333 - Flag of DE DE HETZNER-AS, DE Satoshi:0.18.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
72.5.43.45 8333 - Flag of US US BLNWX, US Natasha:0.2.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
71.17.126.48 8333 71-17-126-48.sktn.hsdb.saskne… Flag of CA CA SASKTEL, CA Satoshi:28.1.0(FutureBit-Apollo-Node) 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
2a12:bec0:165:25f:: 8333 - Flag of GB GB NEAROUTE, HK Satoshi:28.0.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
216.107.135.130 8333 - Flag of US US AS29798, US Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251110 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
103.246.186.84 8333 - Flag of US US AS401199, US Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251110 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
2a01:239:2e2:2600::1 8333 - Flag of DE DE IONOS-AS This is the joint network for IONOS, Fasthosts, Arsys, 1&1 Mail and Media and 1&1 Telecom. Formerly known as 1&1 Internet SE., DE Satoshi:27.1.0 64505 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
64.67.239.224 8333 64.67.239.224.res-cmts.mrg1.p… Flag of US US AS-PTD, US Satoshi:28.1.0(FutureBit-Apollo-Node) 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
vkuivavtan5mc2dqsg2c47fnvcgpbhnnrsttgp7zfizbhbv5pnneivad.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:29.2.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
206.206.109.179 8333 - Flag of US US AS12029, US Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251110 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
46.28.204.161 8333 hosted-by.solarcom.ch Flag of CH CH SOLARCOM, CH Satoshi:25.1.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
178.250.232.111 8333 - Flag of DE DE FNH-AS, DE Satoshi:25.0.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
174.140.231.6 8333 - Flag of US US AS29798, US Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251110 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
175.110.112.112 8333 175-110-112-112.hosted-by-wor… Flag of NL NL WORLDSTREAM, NL Satoshi:25.1.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
34.106.114.222 8333 222.114.106.34.bc.googleuserc… Flag of US US GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM, US Satoshi:25.1.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
65.21.236.9 8333 static.9.236.21.65.clients.yo… Flag of DE DE HETZNER-AS, DE Satoshi:27.1.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
155.2.194.37 41454 - Flag of NL NL CDNEXT, GB Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251110 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
109.193.157.123 8333 ip-109-193-157-123.um39.pools… Flag of DE DE VODANET International IP-Backbone of Vodafone, DE Satoshi:29.2.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
fei4pglewggh7536nfgynzjs4oz33znyjpxh75nhr22hodfuz763jxid.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:29.2.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
37.80.247.35 8333 - Flag of DE DE DTAG Internet service provider operations, DE Satoshi:30.0.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
ohljee2u6fhfaldxpw5zcgamwyewlvlo3vh5xqgyd433gzo6nycri7ad.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:29.1.0/Knots:20250903 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
vtn556fcfeelzfdbzqvrztykplpp6ifi7uluutccup7zszjc4sn7rzad.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:25.0.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
6c4ttidx47ewhdgvnstqsloxdw54m2wn7u5wcyqfm6ytm6rff3rdq7id.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:26.0.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
26q2jg5ql7qgpuu6dg3bm5bbtorj4p3czwiuvnhqkhs3uk37qb2ngdid.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:22.0.0(FutureBit-Apollo-Node) 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
79.116.62.76 8333 79-116-62-76.digimobil.es Flag of ES ES DIGISPAINTELECOM, ES Satoshi:30.0.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
2a01:4f8:171:d46::2 8333 - Flag of DE DE HETZNER-AS, DE Satoshi:28.1.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
2a01:4f8:c012:c8a4::1 8333 - Flag of DE DE HETZNER-AS, DE Satoshi:22.0.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
86.85.35.58 8333 - Flag of NL NL KPN KPN National, NL Satoshi:30.0.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
2603:8001:9106:de0:5054:ff:feff:ed5f 8333 syn-2603-8001-9106-0de0-5054-… Flag of US US TWC-20001-PACWEST, US Satoshi:28.1.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
evtg7uhucwshkcdwnhottbjtnqrry6fkqxu37zqmkooe2gx7c5il2vqd.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251010 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
71.82.193.105 8333 syn-071-082-193-105.res.spect… Flag of US US CHARTER-20115, US Satoshi:27.0.0 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
103.246.186.53 8333 - Flag of US US AS401199, US Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251110 929809 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
139.162.128.241 8333 139-162-128-241.ip.linodeuser… Flag of NL NL AKAMAI-LINODE-AP Akamai Connected Cloud, SG Satoshi:27.0.0 - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
d5lq4cgbyl76h74rplarcmbwge2xcamlv4jxsanid6ac52cuyf5lkdqd.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:28.1.0 929809 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
cnjjtpx7mt7jjo63clsmkbzmm3qpkqd36xibtum4j5b2fdldafegj5ad.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:28.0.0 929809 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
sao7m2h2ptzmkxvjokvgksnon6sm3v44jeei5bg4x5gf3ysfkqt4taid.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:29.2.0 929809 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
xgnughkzwtesblbryf4onlyjcdrlqm7aiiy6xjty4oxkrqo3qax34fqd.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:29.2.0 929809 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
qzhzopbtazm7d5h3l57xzrcjaczwdg6nbi6pzobdsbi2f4cavvicljyd.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:28.0.0 929809 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
77.74.80.44 8333 mail.balschun.ch Flag of CH CH INIT7, CH Satoshi:27.1.0 929809 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
65.108.176.156 8333 static.156.176.108.65.clients… Flag of DE DE HETZNER-AS, DE Satoshi:0.20.0 929809 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
103.47.56.186 8333 - Flag of US US AS12029, US Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251110 929809 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
pcmickybbjyvkxzccltjdxpus4t7nkyttlqjhrjp4e4xi76jqsatk4yd.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251110 929809 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
sbbgcqcpk7r3kngfhsejklgyjvph2gpof2hlauo3zpfmgvkqdvj5wjqd.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:29.1.0/Knots:20250903 929809 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
dokh2sd3377wdmzvezk3womulrtwb6mn2zv4zweqypuelctcmvqjxuyd.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:26.0.0 929809 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
zdbbkpdeedhmhaohk6y7nnjc4lw3qgo73qpoqtx4neubazp3syo7xjad.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:25.1.0 929809 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
oyxdeqrehfcqftmcuph2ytyo2o5eorxobrsm4k7ndr3rsqn7x4wngdyd.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251110 929809 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
2a01:4f8:221:46d3::2 8333 - Flag of DE DE HETZNER-AS, DE Satoshi:28.0.0 929809 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
j62tk36ym5iyy3zpc6ovp7utda2j56iiyzgdrsoclmtpfl3rzuaegaqd.onion 8333 - - - Satoshi:26.0.0 929809 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
174.140.231.151 8333 - Flag of US US AS29798, US Satoshi:29.2.0/Knots:20251110 929809 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
34.106.105.122 8333 122.105.106.34.bc.googleuserc… Flag of US US GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM, US Satoshi:25.1.0 929809 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
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What is a Bitcoin Node?

Full Node vs. Light Node

A Bitcoin full node stores the complete blockchain (over 500 GB) and validates every transaction independently. Unlike light nodes (SPV), full nodes don't trust third parties – they verify everything themselves. This makes them essential for Bitcoin's trustless architecture.

Why Run a Bitcoin Node?

Running your own node gives you financial sovereignty – you verify your own transactions without trusting exchanges or third-party services. Node operators also strengthen the network's decentralization and help new nodes synchronize faster.

Network Types: IPv4, IPv6 & Tor

Bitcoin nodes communicate via different network layers. IPv4 nodes are the most common, while IPv6 adoption grows steadily. Tor (.onion) nodes provide enhanced privacy by hiding the operator's IP address, though with slightly higher latency.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Bitcoin nodes exist worldwide?

Currently, our crawler has discovered 25923 nodes in total, of which 16127 were reachable in the last 24 hours. The actual number of nodes is likely higher, as many operate behind firewalls or NAT without accepting incoming connections.

Which Bitcoin Core version should I run?

Always use the latest stable Bitcoin Core release from bitcoincore.org. Newer versions include security patches, performance improvements, and protocol upgrades. Check our version statistics above to see the most popular versions across the network.

How often is this data updated?

Our Bitcoin network crawler runs continuously, checking node reachability every few minutes. The statistics on this page refresh every 5 minutes. Click on any node to see detailed latency and uptime history.

What hardware do I need for a Bitcoin node?

Minimum requirements: 1 TB SSD (the blockchain grows ~50-80 GB/year), 8 GB RAM, and a stable internet connection. A Raspberry Pi 5 or any low-power mini-PC works well. Initial sync takes 1-3 days depending on your hardware and bandwidth.