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olakunlevpn/bitcoin\_ng
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A lightweight bitcoin to Nigerian (NGN) converter and vice versa based on current exchange rates from your chosen provider: Coinbase, Coindesk, Bitpay and etc.

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Bitcoin Naira Currency Converter
================================

[](#bitcoin-naira-currency-converter)

Simple bitcoin converter from Nigerian (NGN) currency to bitcoin and also support USD to bitcoin conversion only.

Features
--------

[](#features)

It is simple, lightweight, extensible, framework agnostic and fast.

- You can convert Bitcoin to any currency Naira (NGN) and USD only
- You can convert Nigerian (NGN) 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)

Install
-------

[](#install)

Lets begin by installing the library by Composer:

```
$ composer require olakunlevpn/bitcoin_ng
```

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 olakunlevpn\BitcoinNairaConverter\Converter;

$convert = new Converter;              // uses Coinbase as default provider
echo $convert->toCurrency('NGN', 0.5); // 2,250,50.00
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('NGN', 0.5); // 2,250,50.00
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 olakunlevpn\BitcoinNairaConverter\Converter;

$convert = new Converter;         // uses Coinbase as default provider
echo $convert->toBtc(10000, 'NGN'); // 0.0036664
echo $convert->toBtc(20, 'LTC');  // 1.12345678
```

and it also has its helper function for convenience:

```
// uses Coinbase as default provider
echo to_btc(10000, 'NGN'); // 0.0036664
echo to_btc(20, 'LTC');  // 2.12345678
```

#### You can use different exchange rates from providers:

[](#you-can-use-different-exchange-rates-from-providers)

```
use olakunlevpn\BitcoinNairaConverter\Converter;
use olakunlevpn\BitcoinNairaConverter\Provider\CoinbaseProvider;
use olakunlevpn\BitcoinNairaConverter\Provider\CoindeskProvider;
use olakunlevpn\BitcoinNairaConverter\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('NGN', 0.5, new CoindeskProvider); // 2,250,50.00
echo to_currency('LTC', 0.5, new BitpayProvider);   // 10.12345678
echo to_btc(10000, 'NGN', new CoindeskProvider);      // 0.00045678
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)

Initial release

Testing
-------

[](#testing)

```
$ phpunit
```

#### Show full specs and features:

[](#show-full-specs-and-features)

```
$ phpunit --testdox
```

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE) for more information.

###  Health Score

19

—

LowBetter than 10% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity3

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity42

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

2368d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

currencyconverterbitcoincryptocurrencybitpaycoinbasenairacoindesk

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