Difference from `bit`

[Danipulok]

Is there written anywhere what's all the differences between bitcash and bit? I think it would be really nice to have a page in docs explaining this and what was changed \ improved.

[merc1er]

Is there written anywhere what's all the differences between bitcash and bit? I think it would be really nice to have a page in docs explaining this and what was changed \ improved.

BitCash is for Bitcoin Cash (BCH), while Bit is for Bitcoin (BTC).

This is outlined on both the docs site and the repo:

BitCash is Python’s fastest Bitcoin Cash library

[merc1er]

If you are confused by what the differences between Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin are, here's a comparison: https://whybitcoincash.com.

[Danipulok]

I mean difference between bitcash and bit

[merc1er]

This is what I explained just above:

BitCash and bit are for different cryptocurrencies/networks. A lot of the code is similar, as both networks are very similar, but they are incompatible.

The low level differences are those of the respective cryptocurrencies:

• BitCash has a different address format
• The third party API indexing transactions is that of the respective cryptocurrency

Some of the similarities are:

• How private keys are generated
• How public keys are derived

There are also changes over time as both libraries evolved in their own direction.

[Danipulok]

Oh, I finally got it. Thanks a lot for your time! Appreciate a lot.