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title: "Bitcoin is now live on Alchemy"
description: "Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, and Bitcoin Cash are live on Alchemy. Use the same platform, dashboard, and API keys you already rely on for Ethereum, Solana, and 100+ other chains."
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# Bitcoin is now live on Alchemy

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Bitcoin is live on Alchemy. Starting today, you can build on [Bitcoin](https://www.alchemy.com/docs/reference/bitcoin-api-quickstart), [Litecoin](https://www.alchemy.com/docs/reference/litecoin-api-quickstart), [Dogecoin](https://www.alchemy.com/docs/reference/dogecoin-api-quickstart), and [Bitcoin Cash](https://www.alchemy.com/docs/reference/bitcoincash-api-quickstart) using the same platform, dashboard, and API keys you already use for Ethereum, Solana, and 100+ other chains.

[Get started](https://dashboard.alchemy.com/) or [talk to our team](https://www.alchemy.com/contact-sales) for custom pricing and solutions for enterprises.

## What's included

We're launching the full stack across all four chains:

- **Raw JSON-RPC** — every standard Bitcoin-family RPC method, passthrough to full nodes with `txindex`. Standard Bitcoin Core RPC is served over JSON-RPC, exactly as you'd expect.
- **Indexed data APIs (REST)** — address balances, UTXO lookups, paginated transaction history, enriched transaction details, and spending status, served over REST. The queries Bitcoin Core can't answer natively (like "what is this address's balance?"), answered in milliseconds.
- **xpub and descriptor tracking** — ability to monitor all addresses derived from a single wallet key. This is how most wallets and custodians actually manage funds, and it works out of the box.
- **WebSocket subscriptions** — subscribe to confirmed transactions, address activity, new blocks, and reorg notifications, with configurable confirmation thresholds. Real-time updates streamed over a persistent connection, no polling required.
- **Transaction operations** — fee estimation (fast/medium/slow, mempool-aware), unsigned transaction construction, compilation, verification, and broadcast.
- **Compatibility wrappers** — migrating from QuickNode or Blockdaemon? We support the same method signatures as `bb_*` (QuickNode Blockbook) and `bd_*` (Blockdaemon) method signatures so you can switch easily.

All of this is available on every Alchemy tier. Enterprise customers get UTXO chains under their existing compute unit allocation. PAYG developers can add chains from the dashboard.

## Why this matters

If you're building on Bitcoin today, you're probably stitching together multiple providers — one for RPC, another for indexed data, maybe a third for websockets. Or you're running custom infrastructure to fill the gaps that Bitcoin Core's node-centric API leaves open.

Alchemy eliminates that. One platform, one set of API keys, one dashboard for usage, metering, and analytics — whether you're querying Ethereum, Solana, or Bitcoin. If you're already on Alchemy for EVM or Solana, adding Bitcoin doesn't mean adding a vendor. It means adding a chain.

## Benchmarks and migration

We benchmarked our Bitcoin stack against other providers on **UTXO query latency**—the path that dominates when apps load balances, history, and spend status.

- **~3x faster compared to alternatives**.
- **Up to ~5x faster** on UTXO-specific methods, where those workloads are most sensitive.

[View the full benchmarks](https://alchemyinsights.grafana.net/public-dashboards/255a89badeb94c12853ff5493c8af667).

When you move over, **HTTP shape** depends on who you use today:

- **QuickNode and Blockdaemon** — JSON-RPC over `POST`.
- **BlockCypher and Alchemy** — REST over `GET`.

You update how you call the API; the **underlying data models stay the same**. Our [UTXO migration guide](https://www.alchemy.com/docs/bitcoin/utxo-migration-guide) maps your existing methods to Alchemy equivalents so you can migrate without rearchitecting your integration.

## Start building

Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, and Bitcoin Cash are live now.

- Create an endpoint from your [Alchemy dashboard](https://dashboard.alchemy.com/) and start building.
- [Get in touch with our team](https://www.alchemy.com/contact-sales) for integration support or custom solutions and pricing for enterprises.