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Bitcoin => Development & Technical Discussion => Topic started by: orz.dk on June 05, 2013, 09:26:48 PM



Title: Non-API direct download of blockchain?
Post by: orz.dk on June 05, 2013, 09:26:48 PM
Hi,

Does anyone know if there is somewhere I can download vast amounts of blockchain data in humanly readable format, lets just say the entire blockchain, without hitting up an api? I'm thinking an FTP with direct downloads of raw transaction data or something.

Can I somehow decode the blk* files into something?

Thanks
/orz.dk



Title: Re: Non-API direct download of blockchain?
Post by: harrigan on June 05, 2013, 09:44:49 PM
You could try out:
  • http://quantabytes.com
  • http://anonymity-in-bitcoin.blogspot.ie/2011/09/code-datasets-and-spsn11.html
  • http://compbio.cs.uic.edu/data/bitcoin

I am working on the first of these at the moment, but the last is the most up to date of the three.


Title: Re: Non-API direct download of blockchain?
Post by: orz.dk on June 05, 2013, 10:03:34 PM
Thanks, great links. I'm downloading your file as well as the #3 one. What date does yours go to?


Title: Re: Non-API direct download of blockchain?
Post by: harrigan on June 05, 2013, 10:06:49 PM
It only goes to block 208519 but I will be adding up to date snapshots soon.


Title: Re: Non-API direct download of blockchain?
Post by: orz.dk on June 05, 2013, 11:47:48 PM
Both look quite interesting. I think I was maybe looking for something even more raw, but I probably shouldn't complain that someone did the initial work. The .edu one seems to be a graph database, which is also very interesting. Thanks again