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bitcoin for Mac

Decentralized, peer to peer payment network

Quick answer: bitcoin is a networking tool for macOS. Install it with brew install bitcoin. It is distributed under the MIT AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSL-1.0 licence. It has 82 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What bitcoin is

bitcoin is a networking tool for macOS: decentralized, peer to peer payment network.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the MIT AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSL-1.0 licence.

How to install bitcoin

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install bitcoin.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install bitcoin on Mac?

Run brew install bitcoin in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is bitcoin open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSL-1.0 licence.

Does bitcoin run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is bitcoin?

It was installed 82 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3756 in this catalogue.

What version of bitcoin is current?

The latest packaged version is 31.1.