r/btc on SubMouse

About r/btc

In its own words:

When r/Bitcoin moderators began censoring content and banning users they disagreed with, r/btc became a community for free and open crypto discussion. This happened long before the creation of Bitcoin Cash. Over the years /r/btc became community of historians & torchbearers, preservers of Satoshi's Bitcoin for future generations.

Community guide

r/btc (#857, about 1.2 million subscribers) — When r/Bitcoin moderators began censoring content and banning users they disagreed with, r/btc became a community for free and open crypto discussion. This happened long before the creation of Bitcoin Cash. Over the… A recent sample averaged 15 posts a day (~46% text, ~23% link, ~19% image). Its public rules include: Asking for votes; No begging/asking for Bitcoin (with exception of Flipstarter-like fundraising); No Referral links or URL shortening services; No Doxing; Scam/Malware/Abuse.

What belongs here

Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Match posts to: Asking for votes; No begging/asking for Bitcoin (with exception of Flipstarter-like fundraising); No Referral links or URL shortening services; No Doxing.

How it differs from lookalikes

Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. Skim the full public rule list once rather than assuming defaults from similar subs.

Practical pointers

Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Common flairs include: 💵 Adoption, ⌨ Discussion, 🐻 Bearish, ⚠️ Alert ⚠️.

The community was created on May 20, 2011, which makes it 15 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 458 subscribers (+0.04%). Among the 20 communities on our cryptocurrency list it is number 5 by size. It sits just behind r/GrandPrixRacing (#857) and ahead of r/tippytaps (#859) in our ranking.

What sets r/btc apart

Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (17:00 UTC) sees about 16.0× as many posts as the quietest (10:00 UTC).

Subscriber growth

Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/btc went up from 1,227,873 to 1,231,878 subscribers (+4K, +0.33%). That is about 79 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/btc, from 2017 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.

Evidence that the mods of /r/Bitcoin may have been involved with the hacking and vote manipulation "attack" on /r/Bitcoin.u/censorship_notifier · Nov 21, 2017 · 8,318 points · 1,192 comments · text post
The idiocracy of r/bitcoinu/PedanticPendant · Jan 7, 2018 · 7,737 points · 757 comments · image
As of today, Steam will no longer support Bitcoin as a payment methodDec 6, 2017 · 6,950 points · 1,215 comments · link
Buy, sell, send and receive Bitcoin Cash on Coinbaseu/11111101000 · Dec 20, 2017 · 5,316 points · 1,034 comments · link
r/bitcoin mods removed top post: "The rich don't need Bitcoin. The poor do"u/Egon_1 · Nov 19, 2017 · 4,711 points · 511 comments · image
North Koreans are celebrating the Binance airdropu/Stunning_Ranger_303 · Oct 31, 2026 · video
Average Bitcoin transaction fee is now above five dollars. 80% of the world population lives on less than $10 a day. So much for "banking the unbanked."u/BeijingBitcoins · Jun 10, 2017 · 3,301 points · 451 comments · text post
Latest projections show BTC will break the time space continuumu/cryptopicker · Dec 7, 2017 · 3,269 points · 152 comments · image
The whole world is tracking his wallet nowu/Fun_Training6342 · Oct 14, 2025 · image
Two biggest Bitcoin subs according to their counterparts (posted on both subs)u/themetalfriend · Aug 4, 2017 · 3,043 points · 231 comments · image

What r/btc talks about

We read the titles of 113 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “bitcoin”, “money”, “binance”, “crypto” and “bch”. Other frequent themes are cash, hack, november, north, live and lost. Recurring phrases include “bitcoin cash”, “space colony”, “binance hack” and “bitcoin-backed inr”. By format, 46% are text posts, 23% are links and 19% are images.

bitcoin 29
money 18
binance 12
crypto 7
bch 6
cash 5
hack 4
november 4
north 4
live 3
lost 3
history 3
shorts 3
space 3
colony 3
free 3
moneyyy 3
electrum 3

Popular post flairs: 💵 Adoption (24), ⌨ Discussion (6), 🐻 Bearish (6), ⚠️ Alert ⚠️ (4), 📚 History (3), 📰 Report (2).

Activity and best time to post

r/btc gets about 15 new posts a day. The public archive holds 355,882 posts and 4,287,542 comments in total, about 12.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (27 posts) and the quietest was Monday (10). Posting peaks around 17:00 UTC and is lowest around 10:00 UTC.

Posts per hour of the day, UTC, Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026

Text posts 46%Links 23%Images 19%Videos 12%

Rules of r/btc

The moderators of r/btc list 8 rules. In short:

Asking for votes
No begging/asking for Bitcoin (with exception of Flipstarter-like fundraising)
No Referral links or URL shortening services
No Doxing
Scam/Malware/Abuse
Offtopic
No marketplace-style transactions
No bot accounts

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/btc and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.

Frequently asked questions

How big is r/btc?

r/btc has 1,231,878 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #858 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 4,005 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.

How old is r/btc?

r/btc was created on May 20, 2011, so it has been around for 15 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Jun 17, 2012.

How active is r/btc?

Moderately: r/btc gets about 15 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 355,882 posts and 4,287,542 comments. In a sample of 113 recent posts we counted 83 different authors.

When is r/btc most active?

Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 17:00 UTC, with the fewest around 10:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.

What is r/btc about?

The community describes itself as: “When r/Bitcoin moderators began censoring content and banning users they disagreed with, r/btc became a community for free and open crypto discussion. This happened long before the creation of Bitcoin Cash. Over the yea…” Recent post titles often mention bitcoin, money, binance, crypto and bch. Most posts are text posts (46%).

Is r/btc safe for work?

Yes. Reddit does not mark r/btc as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.

How do I post on r/btc?

Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/btc accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and polls enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “Asking for votes”; “No begging/asking for Bitcoin (with exception of Flipstarter-like fundraising)”; “No Referral links or URL shortening services”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.

Which communities are like r/btc?

Communities with similar topics include r/Bitcoin (8.2M), r/BitcoinBeginners (1.2M), r/CryptoMarkets (2M), r/CryptoCurrency (10.2M) and r/CryptoTechnology (1.3M).

Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/btc.

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