Real-time Bitcoin Network Monitoring for Apple TV
Transform your living room into a Bitcoin command center
MempoolTV brings the Bitcoin network directly to your living room. Connect to your local Bitcoin node and watch the blockchain come alive with real-time block confirmations and mempool activity. Perfect for Bitcoin enthusiasts, developers, and anyone fascinated by the world's most revolutionary monetary network.
🟡 Live Block Confirmations - Watch the last 10 confirmed blocks as they're added to the blockchain
🟣 Mempool Visualization - Real-time display of unconfirmed transactions waiting for confirmation
⚡ 30-Second Updates - Automatic refresh every 30 seconds to keep you up-to-date
🎯 Apple TV Optimized - Designed specifically for the big screen experience with focus navigation
🔒 Local Node Connection - Connects directly to your Bitcoin node via JSON-RPC for maximum privacy
🎨 Clean Interface - Minimalist design with clear visual distinction between block types
Screenshots coming soon - App Store submission in progress
- Bitcoin Node Operators - Monitor your node's activity from the comfort of your couch
- Bitcoin Developers - Keep an eye on network activity while working
- Bitcoin Enthusiasts - Stay connected to the network 24/7
- Educators - Demonstrate Bitcoin's real-time operation to students and newcomers
- HODLers - Watch your digital gold's network in action
- Apple TV 4K (1st generation or later)
- Apple TV HD (4th generation)
- tvOS 14.0 or later
- Fully synchronized Bitcoin Core node
- JSON-RPC interface enabled
- Local network access
- Required RPC methods:
getblockcount,getblockhash,getblock,getmempoolinfo,getrawmempool
Add these lines to your bitcoin.conf file:
# Enable RPC server
server=1
rpcuser=your_rpc_username
rpcpassword=your_secure_rpc_password
rpcbind=127.0.0.1
rpcallowip=192.168.1.0/24
bitcoind -daemonbitcoin-cli getblockcount- Search for "MempoolTV" in the App Store on your Apple TV
- Download and install
- Configure your Bitcoin node connection
- Start monitoring!
git clone https://github.com/tkhumush/MempoolTV.git
cd MempoolTV/memTV
open memTV.xcodeproj- Launch MempoolTV on your Apple TV
- Configure Connection - Enter your Bitcoin node details:
- Node URL (default:
http://localhost:8332) - RPC Username
- RPC Password
- Node URL (default:
- Watch the Magic - See real-time blockchain activity:
- Yellow blocks = Confirmed blocks
- Purple blocks = Mempool transactions
- Enjoy - Sit back and watch Bitcoin work in real-time
MempoolTV is built with modern iOS development practices:
- SwiftUI - Native Apple TV interface
- Combine - Reactive data flow
- JSON-RPC - Direct Bitcoin node communication
- async/await - Modern Swift concurrency
BitcoinNodeService- Handles all Bitcoin node communicationMempoolViewModel- Manages UI state with 30-second pollingContentView- Main interface with block visualizationBlockView- Reusable block display component
- No Data Collection - MempoolTV doesn't collect or transmit any personal data
- Local Connection Only - Connects directly to your Bitcoin node
- Open Source - Full source code available for review
- No Third Parties - No external services or analytics
In a world of complex trading interfaces and overwhelming data dashboards, MempoolTV offers something different: simplicity.
Watch Bitcoin's heartbeat from your living room. See the network's pulse as blocks are mined and transactions flow through the mempool. It's Bitcoin monitoring, reimagined for the big screen.
We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guidelines for details.
- Clone the repository
- Open
memTV.xcodeprojin Xcode 14+ - Select Apple TV as target device
- Build and run
Need help? Have questions?
- 📧 Email: Email comming soon, report issues on github.
- 🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues
- 💬 Discussions: GitHub Discussions
MempoolTV respects your privacy. We do not collect any personal data. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
MempoolTV is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.
- Bitcoin Core - The foundation that makes this possible
- Apple - For creating the incredible Apple TV platform
- Swift Community - For the amazing development tools
Made with ❤️ for the Bitcoin community
⭐ Star us on GitHub | 📱 Download from App Store (Soon)
"Don't trust, verify" - Watch Bitcoin work in real-time