diff --git a/libraries/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index d2a5be16..96240173 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ add_subdirectory( debug_witness )
 add_subdirectory( snapshot )
 add_subdirectory( peerplays_sidechain )
 add_subdirectory( es_objects )
+
+add_subdirectory( libbitcoin )
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/libbitcoin/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/plugins/libbitcoin/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2353f49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/plugins/libbitcoin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+include(ExternalProject)
+
+set(LIBBITCOIN_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/libbitcoin-system)
+set(LIBBITCOIN_BIN ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libbitcoin)
+set(LIBBITCOIN_STATIC_LIB ${LIBBITCOIN_BIN}/lib/libbitcoin.a)
+set(LIBBITCOIN_INCLUDES ${LIBBITCOIN_BIN}/include)
+
+file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${LIBBITCOIN_INCLUDES})
+
+ExternalProject_Add(
+    libbitcoin
+    PREFIX ${LIBBITCOIN_BIN}
+    SOURCE_DIR ${LIBBITCOIN_DIR}
+    DOWNLOAD_COMMAND  cd ${LIBBITCOIN_DIR} && ${LIBBITCOIN_DIR}/autogen.sh
+    CONFIGURE_COMMAND ${LIBBITCOIN_DIR}/configure --srcdir=${LIBBITCOIN_DIR} --prefix=${LIBBITCOIN_BIN} --enable-static=yes --disable-shared --with-examples=no
+    BUILD_COMMAND make
+    INSTALL_COMMAND make install
+    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS ${LIBBITCOIN_STATIC_LIB}
+)
+
+add_library(bitcoin STATIC IMPORTED GLOBAL)
+
+add_dependencies(bitcoin libbitcoin)
+
+set_target_properties(bitcoin PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION ${LIBBITCOIN_STATIC_LIB})
+set_target_properties(bitcoin PROPERTIES INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES ${LIBBITCOIN_INCLUDES})