Non-API direct download of blockchain?

[orz.dk]

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

[harrigan]

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.

[orz.dk]

Thanks, great links. I'm downloading your file as well as the #3 one. What date does yours go to?

[harrigan]

It only goes to block 208519 but I will be adding up to date snapshots soon.

[orz.dk]

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