Block Bitcoin Treasury

A visualization of Block's Bitcoin treasury holdings.

Getting Started

This project is a Next.js application. Follow the instructions below to run the application locally.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (ensure you have version 16 or later)
• npm (comes with Node.js) or yarn (optional package manager)

Installation

1. Clone the repository if you haven't already:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd bitcoin-treasury

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

   Or, if you're using Yarn:

   yarn install

Running the Development Server

To start the development server, run:

npm run dev

Or, for Yarn users:

yarn dev

This will start the Next.js development server on the default port (3000). Open your browser and visit:

http://localhost:3000

Building for Production

To build the application for production, run:

npm run build

Or, with Yarn:

yarn build

This will create an optimized production build of the app in the .next directory. To serve it, use:

npm start

Or:

yarn start

Available Scripts

• npm run dev - Starts the development server.
• npm run build - Builds the app for production.
• npm start - Runs the production server after building.

Stopping the Server

To stop either the development or production server, press Ctrl+C in the terminal where the server is running.

Pricing Endpoint

Our dashboard fetches BTC/USD price data via Block's public pricing endpoint: https://pricing.bitcoin.block.xyz/current-price. This price data is refreshed every 60 seconds and is comprised of a volume weighted average of price data from many cryptocurrency exchanges.