# Bitcoin RPC and network details

Source: https://www.alchemy.com/rpc/bitcoin

Bitcoin is the original blockchain network and is the most secure, decentralized cryptocurrency in existence. It introduced peer-to-peer value transfer and remains a censorship-resistant store of value with a fixed 21M supply. As a base layer, it supports emerging L2s like Lightning and Stacks.

## Network details

- Network: Mainnet
- Environment: Mainnet
- Category: L1
- Native token: BTC
- Gas token: BTC

## Endpoints

- Alchemy RPC: https://bitcoin-mainnet.g.alchemy.com/v2/API_KEY

Replace API_KEY with a key from https://dashboard.alchemy.com/signup.

## Alchemy product support

Supported on Bitcoin: RPC API.

Not currently supported: Transaction receipts API, Block Timestamp API, User OP Simulation API, Prices API, Debug API, Trace API, Bundler API, Token API, NFT API, Websockets, gRPC, Gas Manager, Webhooks, Transfers API.

## Build on Alchemy

Alchemy provides reliable Bitcoin RPC endpoints, so you can access performant, real time, read and write data to the mother chain. Building on Bitcoin just got a bit easier.

## Available networks

- Bitcoin Signet (testnet): https://www.alchemy.com/rpc/bitcoin-signet
- Bitcoin Testnet (testnet): https://www.alchemy.com/rpc/bitcoin-testnet
- Bitcoin Testnet4 (testnet): https://www.alchemy.com/rpc/bitcoin-testnet4

## Links

- Alchemy docs: https://www.alchemy.com/docs/reference/bitcoin-api-quickstart
- Official docs: https://developer.bitcoin.org/
- Website: https://bitcoin.org/
- GitHub: https://github.com/bitcoin
- Block explorer: https://mempool.space/