Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin Obituaries

2020 Saw the Fewest Bitcoin ‘Obituaries’ in 8 Years

Zack VoellDec 28, 2020

Bitcoin has only “died” 11 times this year.

Developer Grants

Coinbase Awards Its First Round of Bitcoin Developer Grants

Colin HarperDec 23, 2020

Coinbase, one of the oldest and most profitable companies in crypto, has awarded its first round of Bitcoin developer grants.

Bitcoin Core

Bitcoin Core’s Latest Release Is Out: Here’s What’s in It

Colin HarperJan 14, 2021

These new features don’t grab headlines every day, but the improvements they make to the Bitcoin network’s privacy, tooling and complex transaction logic are building a stronger foundation.

Bitcoin.org

Bitcoin.org Briefly Shut Down by Denial of Service Attack; Bitcoin Not Affected

Colin HarperDec 19, 2020

While the site was inaccessible, bitcoiners shared the software to newcomers wanting to download Bitcoin's code.

Bitcoin Core

Coinbase to Sponsor 2 Bitcoin Core Developers With New Grant Program

Nathan DiCamilloOct 15, 2020

Coinbase is sponsoring at least two Bitcoin Core developers with a new grant program, the San Francisco-based exchange announced Thursday.

Bitcoin Core

Taproot

Taproot Has Been Merged Into Bitcoin Core: Here’s What That Means

Colin Harper

Bitcoin’s long-awaited Taproot update is one step closer to fruition.

Bitcoin Core

BitcoinACKs Lets You Track Bitcoin Development and Pay Coders for Their Work

Colin Harper

BitcoinACKs aggregates pull requests for upgrades to Bitcoin Core and lets users pay for the Bitcoin development they want to see.

Bitcoin

‘High’ Severity Bug in Bitcoin Software Revealed 2 Years After Fix

William Foxley

A previously undisclosed bug in Bitcoin Core could have let attackers steal Lightning Network funds, delay transfers or split the network had it not been patched in 2018.

Developers

OKCoin Exchange Awards Grant to One of Bitcoin Core’s Most Active Developers

Alyssa Hertig

The grant from OKCoin will allow Bitcoin developer Marco Falke to continue the maintenance work he's done since 2016, like reviewing proposed code changes.

Bitcoin Core

BitMEX Owner Awards $50K Grant to Bitcoin Smart Contract Developer

Paddy Baker

100x said the $50,000 grant to Jeremy Rubin would help fund further development of the Bitcoin smart contract language, Sapio.

Podcasts

Here’s How to Expand Who Contributes to Bitcoin Core

Nathaniel Whittemore

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

Grants

Summer 2020 Is Funding Season for Open-Source Bitcoin Development

Leigh Cuen

The maker of Wasabi Wallet becomes the latest firm to support crypto coders with a 1 BTC donation to the Human Rights Foundation's Bitcoin Development Fund.