Ouroboros

Hybrid Bitcoin full node in Rust + Python

Rust Python

About

A high-performance Bitcoin full node combining Rust for the hot path and Python for scripting and extensibility. Features block sync, validation, and a full script interpreter.

Completion 95%

Mainnet sync

At Chain Tip

100%

Block height

948,374

Sync rate

At tip

Test vectors

1222/1222

Tech stack

Language

Rust + Python

Storage

RocksDB (via Rust FFI)

Crypto

libsecp256k1 (C FFI)

Lines of code

75,200

Quick start

terminal

$ git clone https://github.com/hashhog/ouroboros.git

$ cd ouroboros

$ cargo build --release

$ ./target/release/ouroboros --network=mainnet

Features

✓ Wire serialization

✓ Cryptographic primitives

✓ Script interpreter

✓ P2P networking

✓ Block validation

✓ UTXO set management

✓ Header sync

✓ Block sync (IBD)

✓ Mempool

✓ RPC server

✓ Wallet

✓ Mining/block templates

✓ Script test vectors (1222/1222)

✓ Testnet4 sync

✓ Mainnet sync

✓ BIP324 v2 transport

✓ BIP-39 mnemonic

✓ HD wallet (BIP-32/44)

✓ Taproot signing (BIP-340/341)

○ Tapscript signing (BIP-342)