IRC channels
Most of the following Bitcoin-related IRC channels are available on Freenode:
Bitcoin Project
| Channel | Description |
|---|---|
| IRC Web #bitcoin | General Bitcoin-related discussion. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-otc | Over-the-counter trading marketplace and discussion. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-otc-ticker | Streaming market data form the #bitcoin-otc order book. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-pit | Only over-the-counter trading. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-auction | Live auctions over IRC. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-market | Streaming market data (only), no chat. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-watch | Streaming Bitcoin transactions, including market data. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-dev | Bitcoin software development. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-mining | Discussion and support related to mining. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-politics | Discuss politics with other Bitcoin users. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-gaming | Bitcoin gamers hangout. |
| IRC Web #bc-news | RSS News related to Bitcoin. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-marketing | Marketing and promotion of bitcoin |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-gentoo | Gentoo community. |
| Chat regarding general bit coins and mining, site also has a mining guide. | Irc hosted on iscyspace web page. |
Local communities
| Channel | Description |
|---|---|
| IRC Web #bitcoin-otc-eu | European OTC trading marketplace. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-otc-ru | Russian OTC trading marketplace. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-aus | Aussie bitcoin community. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-br | Brazilian bitcoin community. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-cad | Canadian bitcoin community. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-cn | Chinese bitcoin community. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-de | German bitcoin community. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-dk | Danish bitcoin community. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-nederland | Dutch bitcoin community. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-es | Spanish-speaking bitcoin community. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-fr | French bitcoin community. |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-it | Italian bitcoin community. |
Related Communities
| Channel | Description |
|---|---|
| IRC Web #eligius | Eligius mining pool community |
| IRC Web #ozcoin | Ozco.in mining pool community |
| IRC Web #namecoin | Namecoin and the Dot-bit project. |
| IRC Web #witcoin | Witcoin social news and user generated content. |
| IRC Web #mtgox | MtGox support |
| IRC Web ##mtgox-chat | MtGox chat (Note the pound sign (#) is part of the channel name) |
| IRC Web #mtgoxlive | MtGox Live real-time view of trading |
| IRC Web #tradehill | Tradehill unofficial chat for Tradehill traders |
| IRC Web #bitcoinconsultancy | Bitcoin Consultancy discussion |
| IRC Web #bitcoin-onlyonetv | OnlyOneTV |
| IRC Web #xkcd-bitcoin | XKCD Pool |
| IRC Web #bitcoins.lc @ Quakenet | Bitcoins.lc Pool |
| IRC Web #bithasher | Bit Pool Mining |
| IRC Web #p2pool | P2Pool decentralized mining pool |