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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php ========================================== A simple and lightweight bitcoin to currency converter and vice versa based on current exchange rates from your chosen provider: Coinbase, Coindesk, Bitpay and etc. v3.0.0(1y ago)132.7k7[1 issues](https://github.com/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php/issues)MITPHPPHP 8.3.\* || 8.4.\*CI passing Since Sep 4Pushed 10mo ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php)[ RSS](/packages/jimmerioles-bitcoin-currency-converter-php/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 2w ago READMEChangelog (4)Dependencies (13)Versions (14)Used By (0) Bitcoin Currency Converter ========================== [](#bitcoin-currency-converter) [![Latest Version on Packagist](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/57b61c519d2a3816457b5954c3a25a7093c52e7b45557f65a9f07ab0743c0b42/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f6a696d6d6572696f6c65732f626974636f696e2d63757272656e63792d636f6e7665727465722d7068702e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174)](https://packagist.org/packages/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php)[![Software License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f251623e510f5909f16ae3f4e6e548dac11340b9fde1a99be26b015b39272c00/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f6c6963656e73652d4d49542d627269676874677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174)](LICENSE)[![PHP 7.* Tests](https://github.com/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php/actions/workflows/php-tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php/actions/workflows/php-tests.yml)[![Test Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9aefefeab1048ae6a344d9cc370bf14dd5141a32d1aafd33c480aba9477d83bd/68747470733a2f2f6170692e636f6465636c696d6174652e636f6d2f76312f6261646765732f34333834313362653363343034373735383636632f746573745f636f766572616765)](https://codeclimate.com/github/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php/test_coverage)[![Maintainability](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e8e1fca570902ed93bcae2bc2ec24132e951c1c2031daa75584755ea9eceeb85/68747470733a2f2f6170692e636f6465636c696d6174652e636f6d2f76312f6261646765732f34333834313362653363343034373735383636632f6d61696e7461696e6162696c697479)](https://codeclimate.com/github/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php/maintainability)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ffff8a5f542c8567a22ebf1fb75ebd92d09e51b51fc1a58b4a5ba4405319225c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f6a696d6d6572696f6c65732f626974636f696e2d63757272656e63792d636f6e7665727465722d7068702e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174)](https://packagist.org/packages/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php/stats) This library helps developers that need to easily convert bitcoin to fiat currency(ISO 4217) or to another cryptocurrency and vice versa from your exchange rates provider of choice. Available exchange rates providers are: - [Coinbase](https://www.coinbase.com/charts) - [Coindesk](https://www.coindesk.com/price) - [Bitpay](https://bitpay.com/bitcoin-exchange-rates) If you have any request for other exchange rates provider or other features that you would like for me to add see [Contributing](https://github.com/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php#contributing). Features -------- [](#features) It is simple, lightweight, extensible, framework agnostic and fast. - You can convert Bitcoin to any currency (ISO 4217 fiat or another cryptocurrency) - You can convert any currency (ISO 4217 fiat or another cryptocurrency) to Bitcoin - It supports different exchange rates providers: Coinbase, Coindesk, Bitpay - It has baked-in caching (PSR16 compliant, swappable with your own or your framework's) PHP Versions Support -------------------- [](#php-versions-support) Bitcoin Currency ConverterPHP 7.0PHP 7.1PHP 7.2PHP 7.3PHP 7.4PHP 8.0PHP 8.1PHP 8.2PHP 8.3PHP 8.4[original-legacy-codebase](https://github.com/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php/tree/original-legacy-codebase)✅✅[1.x](https://github.com/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php/tree/1.x)✅✅✅✅✅[2.x](https://github.com/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php/tree/2.x)✅✅✅[3.x](https://github.com/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php/tree/master)✅✅Install ------- [](#install) Lets begin by installing the library by Composer: ``` $ composer require jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) #### You can then convert Bitcoin to any currency (ISO 4217 fiat or crypto) by: [](#you-can-then-convert-bitcoin-to-any-currency-iso-4217-fiat-or-crypto-by) ``` use Jimmerioles\BitcoinCurrencyConverter\Converter; $convert = new Converter; // uses Coinbase as default provider echo $convert->toCurrency('USD', 0.5); // 2000.00 echo $convert->toCurrency('LTC', 0.5); // 10.12345678 ``` or you can use the helper function for convenience: ``` // uses Coinbase as default provider echo to_currency('USD', 0.5); // 2000.00 echo to_currency('LTC', 0.5); // 10.12345678 ``` #### You can also convert any currency (ISO 4217 fiat or crypto) to Bitcoin: [](#you-can-also-convert-any-currency-iso-4217-fiat-or-crypto-to-bitcoin) ``` use Jimmerioles\BitcoinCurrencyConverter\Converter; $convert = new Converter; // uses Coinbase as default provider echo $convert->toBtc(100, 'USD'); // 0.12345678 echo $convert->toBtc(20, 'LTC'); // 1.12345678 ``` and it also has its helper function for convenience: ``` // uses Coinbase as default provider echo to_btc(100, 'USD'); // 0.12345678 echo to_btc(20, 'LTC'); // 2.12345678 ``` #### You can use different exchange rates from providers: [](#you-can-use-different-exchange-rates-from-providers) ``` use Jimmerioles\BitcoinCurrencyConverter\Converter; use Jimmerioles\BitcoinCurrencyConverter\Provider\CoinbaseProvider; use Jimmerioles\BitcoinCurrencyConverter\Provider\CoindeskProvider; use Jimmerioles\BitcoinCurrencyConverter\Provider\BitpayProvider; $convert = new Converter(new CoinbaseProvider); $convert = new Converter(new CoindeskProvider); $convert = new Converter(new BitpayProvider); ``` or if you prefer to use the helper functions: ``` echo to_currency('USD', 0.5, new CoindeskProvider); // 2000.00 echo to_currency('LTC', 0.5, new BitpayProvider); // 10.12345678 echo to_btc(100, 'USD', new CoindeskProvider); // 0.12345678 echo to_btc(20, 'LTC', new BitpayProvider); // 2.12345678 ``` #### You can specify cache expire time (ttl) on provider by: [](#you-can-specify-cache-expire-time-ttl-on-provider-by) ``` new CoinbaseProvider($httpClient, $psr16CacheImplementation, 5); // cache expires in 5mins, defaults to 60mins ``` Change log ---------- [](#change-log) Please see [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Testing ------- [](#testing) ``` $ phpunit ``` #### Show full specs and features: [](#show-full-specs-and-features) ``` $ phpunit --testdox ``` Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Open for suggestions and requests. Please request through [issue](https://github.com/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php/issues/new) or [pull requests](https://github.com/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php/pull/new/master). Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please email instead of using the issue tracker. Credits ------- [](#credits) - [Jim Merioles](https://twitter.com/jimmerioles) - [Contributors](https://github.com/jimmerioles/bitcoin-currency-converter-php/graphs/contributors) License ------- [](#license) The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE) for more information. ### Want to show some ❤️? [](#want-to-show-some-heart) Let's find Satoshi Nakamoto!or let's have a ☕[![Donate Bitcoin](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ec93b629bfab3de528a3f329f372ef39e726130210da5221b1e8a46d6a285e8b/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f426974636f696e2d314b4254334d7a737232645a716851714e59783467756d38597579643631557a4e6b2d626c75652e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ec93b629bfab3de528a3f329f372ef39e726130210da5221b1e8a46d6a285e8b/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f426974636f696e2d314b4254334d7a737232645a716851714e59783467756d38597579643631557a4e6b2d626c75652e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174)[![Donate Ethereum](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e7e5cea1fae510619eda3cd741aacebdba802e7478b5bf48d04bc2928dc36bd1/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f457468657265756d2d3078373839364539433431313865343935456237303031613834374242464133433239446663363964392d626c75652e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e7e5cea1fae510619eda3cd741aacebdba802e7478b5bf48d04bc2928dc36bd1/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f457468657265756d2d3078373839364539433431313865343935456237303031613834374242464133433239446663363964392d626c75652e7376673f7374796c653d666c6174) ### Health Score 47 — FairBetter than 93% of packages Maintenance45 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity26 Limited adoption so far Community11 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity88 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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