A side-by-side look at the Bitcoin MCP and DegenHedge: Kalshi Bitcoin 15 Minute data 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 DegenHedge: Kalshi Bitcoin 15 Minute data for finance & fintech. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
BITCOIN_RPC_HOST, BITCOIN_RPC_PORT, SATOSHI_API_URL, SATOSHI_API_KEY.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | D DegenHedge: Kalshi Bitcoin 15 Minute data | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Finance & Fintech | Finance & Fintech |
| Quality signal | 55/100 · Good | 39/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | other | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | BITCOIN_RPC_HOSTBITCOIN_RPC_PORTSATOSHI_API_URLSATOSHI_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 4 | — |
| Directory activity | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Bitcoin MCP | View DegenHedge: Kalshi Bitcoin 15 Minute data |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
No 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": {
"bortlesboat-bitcoin-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"bitcoin-mcp>=0.5.2",
"bitcoin-mcp"
],
"env": {
"BITCOIN_RPC_HOST": "YOUR_BITCOIN_RPC_HOST_HERE",
"BITCOIN_RPC_PORT": "YOUR_BITCOIN_RPC_PORT_HERE",
"SATOSHI_API_URL": "YOUR_SATOSHI_API_URL_HERE",
"SATOSHI_API_KEY": "YOUR_SATOSHI_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for DegenHedge: Kalshi Bitcoin 15 Minute data yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.