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btc_wire_proto is a library that serialises and deserialises messages in the Bitcoin wire format. Getting the data from (and sending it to) the network, finding peers, validating blocks, building a block chain, etc. are all out of scope.

Specification of the protocol is here: en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_specification

Alternative Ruby libraries that sort-of look at the same area: github.com/altamic/bitcoin-protocol github.com/lian/bitcoin-ruby

This library differs from the others in that it leverages bindata to do the heavy lifting. Results in less, easier-to-read, more robust code.