A side-by-side look at the Bitcoin MCP and X1 Wealth MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Bitcoin MCP for finance & fintech work as a local process; choose X1 Wealth for finance & fintech over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
generate_key, validate_address, decode_tx.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 60/100 · Good | 63/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Verified |
| GitHub stars | 77 | — |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 1 upvotes |
| Tools | 7 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Bitcoin MCP | View X1 Wealth |
generate_keyGenerate a new Bitcoin key pair and addressvalidate_addressValidate a Bitcoin addressdecode_txDecode a Bitcoin transactionget_latest_blockGet the latest blockget_transactionGet transaction detailsdecode_invoiceDecode a Lightning invoicepay_invoicePay a Lightning invoiceNo tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"abdelstark-bitcoin-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"bitcoin-mcp@latest"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"x1-wealth": {
"url": "https://mcp.x1wealth.com"
}
}
}