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Austin: Where Remote-Work Crypto Developers Actually Choose to Live
27.6.2023
A critical mass of the world’s top Bitcoin developers and mining companies call the No. 9 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 their home, lured by the city’s attractive weather, live music and food scene, as well as the lack of state income taxes
Bitcoin Developers Divided Over How to Deal with Meme Coin Explosion – What's Going On?
5.6.2023
While many celebrate Bitcoin (BTC)’s plethora of new applications related to its new “Ordinals” protocol, developers maintaining the network’s source code are in disarray on the matter.
Critics claim that new types of transactions beyond simple Bitcoin transactions are clogging the blockchain...
Crypto Miner Marathon Pledges $500K in Matching Funds to Brink for Bitcoin Development
21.5.2023
Marathon CEO Fred Thiel tells CoinDesk in an interview that he wants to make sure development and maintenance of the open-source Bitcoin Core client software are "properly funded."
Among Bitcoin Developers, Debate Is Raging Over Whether to Censor Ordinals BRC-20s
12.5.2023
Despite calls for censorship, many developers agree that maintaining the status quo is the right thing to do for now
Jack Dorsey-Backed Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund Supports Open Source Developers in Lawsuit With Craig Wright
1.5.2023
Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund (BLDF) recently delivered on its promise to fund the legal costs of 11 Bitcoin developers that are the target of the self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright’s lawsuit. According to Alex Morcos, the “mission [of BLDF] is to safeguard innovation...
Bitcoin Core Developer Dhruvkaran Mehta Steps Away, Teases New Startup Idea
19.4.2023
The developer known as @dhruv on Twitter and GitHub, formerly a Google software engineer and successful entrepreneur, is taking a break from Bitcoin for another shot at a startup
Planners of Bitcoin Conference in Atlanta Move to Open-Source Their Agenda
31.3.2023
The conference has been running since 2018 but topics and speakers for this year's TABConf event will be chosen partly based on proposals from the general public via GitHub
Reviewing Code is Mind-Numbing: Q&A With Bitcoin Maintainer Andrew Chow
10.3.2023
He stumbled upon Bitcoin in high school while looking for ways to pay for his favorite video games. He now reviews and improves Bitcoin’s code for a living. Sometimes it's boring, mind-numbing, but he does it anyway. Somebody has to
Proposed Bitcoin Vault Feature Could Thwart Malicious Hackers
28.2.2023
The feature is still in draft form and would require a soft fork in order to be adopted into Bitcoin Core
Bitcoin Core Developer Marco Falke Steps Down From Maintainer Role
22.2.2023
Falke was Bitcoin Core’s most prolific contributor, with more than 2,000 commits over seven years
Craig Wright's UK Case Against 16 Bitcoin Developers to Go to Full Trial
3.2.2023
A full trial is expected in early 2024 following a successful appeal
Lightning Labs Releases Software to Allow Bitcoin Developers to Mint and Transfer Assets on the Blockchain
28.9.2022
The alpha version of Taro will make it possible to create peer-to-peer Bitcoin and Lightning-native stablecoins
Jack Dorsey Introduces Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund to Protect Open Source Developers
12.1.2022
A recent letter published to the Bitcoin developers mailing list written by Square founder Jack Dorsey indicates that a legal defense fund has been created for open source developers in order to protect them “from lawsuits regarding their activities in the Bitcoin ecosystem.”...
UK Court Will Let Craig Wright Serve Claims Against 16 Bitcoin Developers
12.5.2021
The entrepreneur's attorneys can now serve the developers of BTC, BCH, BCH ABC and BSV, even though they don’t reside in the U.K
Craig Wright Sends His Lawyers Against Bitcoin Developers
24.2.2021
Craig Wright. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Crypto Finder
The outspoken Australian, Craig Wright, dubbed “Faketoshi” due to his unproven claims that he's Satoshi Nakamoto, made another move that left the cryptoverse bewildered.
UK-based litigation law firm Ontier said it begun legal...
Bitcoin Developer Fund Brink Is Granted Tax-Exempt Status
10.2.2021
U.S. bitcoiners can now make tax-exempt donations to fund Bitcoin development
Australian Crypto Exchange to Delist BSV Over ‘Bullying’ Threat to Bitcoin Developers
28.1.2021
The exchange's CEO said "Recent talk of legal action against developers working to improve the Bitcoin ecosystem proved to be the final straw."
Bitcoin Developers Weigh the Costs of Defying White Paper Copyright Claim
22.1.2021
Should anyone in an open source community have to bear the legal brunt of a seemingly senseless lawsuit?
Gemini Donates $50K to HRF to Help Fund Another Round of Bitcoin Developers in 2021
1.12.2020
The Human Rights Foundation has secured donations from the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange to fund even more Bitcoin developers in 2021
Bitcoin Developers Still Divided on Specifics of Taproot Activation
30.10.2020
The code for Taproot is ready to go, but developers are still discussing how to deploy the update across Bitcoin’s distributed network