diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index d97befce096..4029b48d47c 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ omit =
     homeassistant/components/notify/pushbullet.py
     homeassistant/components/notify/pushover.py
     homeassistant/components/notify/xmpp.py
+    homeassistant/components/sensor/bitcoin.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/mysensors.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/openweathermap.py
     homeassistant/components/sensor/sabnzbd.py
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/bitcoin.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/bitcoin.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d174981900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/bitcoin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+"""
+homeassistant.components.sensor.bitcoin
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Bitcoin information service that uses blockchain.info and its online wallet.
+
+Configuration:
+
+You need to enable the API access for your online wallet to get the balance.
+To do that log in and move to 'Account Setting', choose 'IP Restrictions', and
+check 'Enable Api Access'. You will get an email message from blockchain.info
+where you must authorize the API access.
+
+To use the Bitcoin sensor you will need to add something like the following
+to your config/configuration.yaml
+
+sensor:
+  platform: bitcoin
+  wallet: 'YOUR WALLET_ID'
+  password: YOUR_ACCOUNT_PASSWORD
+  currency: YOUR CURRENCY
+  display_options:
+    - exchangerate
+    - trade_volume_btc
+    - miners_revenue_usd
+    - btc_mined
+    - trade_volume_usd
+    - difficulty
+    - minutes_between_blocks
+    - number_of_transactions
+    - hash_rate
+    - timestamp
+    - mined_blocks
+    - blocks_size
+    - total_fees_btc
+    - total_btc_sent
+    - estimated_btc_sent
+    - total_btc
+    - total_blocks
+    - next_retarget
+    - estimated_transaction_volume_usd
+    - miners_revenue_btc
+    - market_price_usd
+
+Variables:
+
+wallet
+*Optional
+This is your wallet identifier from https://blockchain.info to access the
+online wallet.
+
+password
+*Optional
+Password your your online wallet.
+
+currency
+*Optional
+The currency to exchange to, eg. CHF, USD, EUR,etc. Default is USD.
+
+display_options
+*Optional
+An array specifying the variables to display.
+
+These are the variables for the display_options array. See the configuration
+example above for a list of all available variables.
+"""
+import logging
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+from homeassistant.util import Throttle
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
+
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+OPTION_TYPES = {
+    'wallet': ['Wallet balance', 'BTC'],
+    'exchangerate': ['Exchange rate (1 BTC)', ''],
+    'trade_volume_btc': ['Trade volume', 'BTC'],
+    'miners_revenue_usd': ['Miners revenue', 'USD'],
+    'btc_mined': ['Mined', 'BTC'],
+    'trade_volume_usd': ['Trade volume', 'USD'],
+    'difficulty': ['Difficulty', ''],
+    'minutes_between_blocks': ['Time between Blocks', 'min'],
+    'number_of_transactions': ['No. of Transactions', ''],
+    'hash_rate': ['Hash rate', 'PH/s'],
+    'timestamp': ['Timestamp', ''],
+    'mined_blocks': ['Minded Blocks', ''],
+    'blocks_size': ['Block size', ''],
+    'total_fees_btc': ['Total fees', 'BTC'],
+    'total_btc_sent': ['Total sent', 'BTC'],
+    'estimated_btc_sent': ['Estimated sent', 'BTC'],
+    'total_btc': ['Total', 'BTC'],
+    'total_blocks': ['Total Blocks', ''],
+    'next_retarget': ['Next retarget', ''],
+    'estimated_transaction_volume_usd': ['Est. Transaction volume', 'USD'],
+    'miners_revenue_btc': ['Miners revenue', 'BTC'],
+    'market_price_usd': ['Market price', 'USD']
+}
+
+# Return cached results if last scan was less then this time ago
+MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES = timedelta(seconds=120)
+
+
+def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
+    """ Get the Bitcoin sensor. """
+
+    try:
+        from blockchain.wallet import Wallet
+        from blockchain import exchangerates, exceptions
+
+    except ImportError:
+        _LOGGER.exception(
+            "Unable to import blockchain. "
+            "Did you maybe not install the 'blockchain' package?")
+
+        return None
+
+    wallet_id = config.get('wallet', None)
+    password = config.get('password', None)
+    currency = config.get('currency', 'USD')
+
+    if currency not in exchangerates.get_ticker():
+        _LOGGER.error('Currency "%s" is not available. Using "USD".', currency)
+        currency = 'USD'
+
+    wallet = Wallet(wallet_id, password)
+
+    try:
+        wallet.get_balance()
+    except exceptions.APIException as error:
+        _LOGGER.error(error)
+        wallet = None
+
+    data = BitcoinData()
+    dev = []
+    if wallet is not None and password is not None:
+        dev.append(BitcoinSensor(data, 'wallet', currency, wallet))
+
+    for variable in config['display_options']:
+        if variable not in OPTION_TYPES:
+            _LOGGER.error('Option type: "%s" does not exist', variable)
+        else:
+            dev.append(BitcoinSensor(data, variable, currency))
+
+    add_devices(dev)
+
+
+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
+class BitcoinSensor(Entity):
+    """ Implements a Bitcoin sensor. """
+
+    def __init__(self, data, option_type, currency, wallet=''):
+        self.data = data
+        self._name = OPTION_TYPES[option_type][0]
+        self._unit_of_measurement = OPTION_TYPES[option_type][1]
+        self._currency = currency
+        self._wallet = wallet
+        self.type = option_type
+        self._state = None
+        self.update()
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """ Returns the name of the device. """
+        return self._name
+
+    @property
+    def state(self):
+        """ Returns the state of the device. """
+        return self._state
+
+    @property
+    def unit_of_measurement(self):
+        return self._unit_of_measurement
+
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-branches
+    def update(self):
+        """ Gets the latest data and updates the states. """
+
+        self.data.update()
+        stats = self.data.stats
+        ticker = self.data.ticker
+
+        # pylint: disable=no-member
+        if self.type == 'wallet' and self._wallet is not None:
+            self._state = '{0:.8f}'.format(self._wallet.get_balance() *
+                                           0.00000001)
+        elif self.type == 'exchangerate':
+            self._state = ticker[self._currency].p15min
+            self._unit_of_measurement = self._currency
+        elif self.type == 'trade_volume_btc':
+            self._state = '{0:.1f}'.format(stats.trade_volume_btc)
+        elif self.type == 'miners_revenue_usd':
+            self._state = '{0:.0f}'.format(stats.miners_revenue_usd)
+        elif self.type == 'btc_mined':
+            self._state = '{}'.format(stats.btc_mined * 0.00000001)
+        elif self.type == 'trade_volume_usd':
+            self._state = '{0:.1f}'.format(stats.trade_volume_usd)
+        elif self.type == 'difficulty':
+            self._state = '{0:.0f}'.format(stats.difficulty)
+        elif self.type == 'minutes_between_blocks':
+            self._state = '{0:.2f}'.format(stats.minutes_between_blocks)
+        elif self.type == 'number_of_transactions':
+            self._state = '{}'.format(stats.number_of_transactions)
+        elif self.type == 'hash_rate':
+            self._state = '{0:.1f}'.format(stats.hash_rate * 0.000001)
+        elif self.type == 'timestamp':
+            self._state = stats.timestamp
+        elif self.type == 'mined_blocks':
+            self._state = '{}'.format(stats.mined_blocks)
+        elif self.type == 'blocks_size':
+            self._state = '{0:.1f}'.format(stats.blocks_size)
+        elif self.type == 'total_fees_btc':
+            self._state = '{0:.2f}'.format(stats.total_fees_btc * 0.00000001)
+        elif self.type == 'total_btc_sent':
+            self._state = '{0:.2f}'.format(stats.total_btc_sent * 0.00000001)
+        elif self.type == 'estimated_btc_sent':
+            self._state = '{0:.2f}'.format(stats.estimated_btc_sent *
+                                           0.00000001)
+        elif self.type == 'total_btc':
+            self._state = '{0:.2f}'.format(stats.total_btc * 0.00000001)
+        elif self.type == 'total_blocks':
+            self._state = '{0:.2f}'.format(stats.total_blocks)
+        elif self.type == 'next_retarget':
+            self._state = '{0:.2f}'.format(stats.next_retarget)
+        elif self.type == 'estimated_transaction_volume_usd':
+            self._state = '{0:.2f}'.format(
+                stats.estimated_transaction_volume_usd)
+        elif self.type == 'miners_revenue_btc':
+            self._state = '{0:.1f}'.format(stats.miners_revenue_btc *
+                                           0.00000001)
+        elif self.type == 'market_price_usd':
+            self._state = '{0:.2f}'.format(stats.market_price_usd)
+
+
+class BitcoinData(object):
+    """ Gets the latest data and updates the states. """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.stats = None
+        self.ticker = None
+
+    @Throttle(MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES)
+    def update(self):
+        """ Gets the latest data from blockchain.info. """
+
+        from blockchain import statistics, exchangerates
+
+        self.stats = statistics.get()
+        self.ticker = exchangerates.get_ticker()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 63e3f3d5022..86605af82c0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -56,3 +56,5 @@ pyowm>=2.2.0
 # XMPP Bindings (notify.xmpp)
 sleekxmpp>=1.3.1
 
+# Blockchain (sensor.bitcoin)
+blockchain>=1.1.2