Current version hosted at BitListen.com. Project formerly known as "Listen to Bitcoin" (ListenToBitcoin.com has been sold.)
Realtime Bitcoin transaction visualizer written in HTML/Javascript. See and hear new transactions and blocks as they propagate through the Bitcoin Network.
The project is built and ready-to-go in the dist folder. If you change any of the javascript, you will need to re-build the dist/bitlisten.min.js file:
- Download the latest Google Closure Compiler and copy
compiler.jarinto the root project folder. - Run make.bat (Windows) or make.sh (Mac/Linux) to invoke closure compiler with the necessary arguments.
The compiled/minified script will be output to dist/bitlisten.min.js.
BitListen uses these libraries:
- Howler.js by James Simpson
- Reconnecting-Websocket by Joe Walnes
BitListen uses these APIs:
- Blockchain.info WebSocket API (For Transactions)
- Bitstamp.net WebSocket API (For Price Ticker)
If you distribute this project in part or in full, please attribute with a link to the GitHub page. This software is available under The MIT License, reproduced below.
Copyright (c) 2014 Maximillian Laumeister
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