Here’s How to Expand Who Contributes to Bitcoin Core

A Bitcoin Core dev and her exchange partner discuss Bitcoin and privacy and how to incentivize more developers to contribute to the protocol.

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This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com.

OKCoin and BitMEX recently came together to provide a $150,000 grant to Bitcoin Core developer Amiti Uttarwar.

In this conversation, Amiti and OKCoin CEO Hong Fang discuss:

Why OKCoin believes it is essential for companies in the space to support Bitcoin Core development
How OKCoin and BitMEX came together around this grant
Why Amiti is focused on the P2P layer
Why Amiti believes bitcoin should be private by default
Why Bitcoin Core will better serve more populations if more populations are represented in who is building it

Find our guests online:

Hong Fang
Website: https://www.okcoin.com
Twitter: @hfangca

Amiti Uttarwar
Twitter: @amizi

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