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'High' Severity Bug in Bitcoin Software Revealed 2 Years After Fix
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.
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By William Foxley
Sep 9, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 9, 2020
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OKCoin Exchange Awards Grant to One of Bitcoin Core's Most Active Developers
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.
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By Alyssa Hertig
Aug 6, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 6, 2020
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Arthur Hayes (left), CEO of BitMEX, and Chase Lochmiller, general partner at Polychain Capital, speak at Consensus: Invest 2017. (Brady Dale/CoinDesk archives)
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BitMEX Owner Awards $50K Grant to Bitcoin Smart Contract Developer
100x said the $50,000 grant to Jeremy Rubin would help fund further development of the Bitcoin smart contract language, Sapio.
Arthur Hayes (left), CEO of BitMEX, and Chase Lochmiller, general partner at Polychain Capital, speak at Consensus: Invest 2017. (Brady Dale/CoinDesk archives)
By Paddy Baker
Jul 22, 2020 at 1:29 p.m. UTC
Jul 22, 2020
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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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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Jul 3, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 3, 2020
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Summer 2020 Is Funding Season for Open-Source Bitcoin Development
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.
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By Leigh Cuen
Jun 25, 2020 at 6:54 p.m. UTC
Jun 25, 2020
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OKCoin, BitMEX Sponsor Bitcoin Core Developer Amiti Uttarwar
OKCoin and BitMEX just sponsored another Bitcoin Core developer, Amiti Uttarwar, who is focused on privacy tech and education.
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By Leigh Cuen
Jun 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 18, 2020
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SHADOWBAN: A new code fix is meant to stop large actors from executing a potential attack on bitcoin. (Mt. Erebus, Antarctica. Credit: Shutterstock)
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Latest Bitcoin Core Code Release Protects Against Nation-State Attacks
Bitcoin Core released a new software update Wednesday. Notably, it includes experimental software to hedge against attacks from nation-states and ISPs.
SHADOWBAN: A new code fix is meant to stop large actors from executing a potential attack on bitcoin. (Mt. Erebus, Antarctica. Credit: Shutterstock)
By William Foxley
Jun 3, 2020 at 9:34 p.m. UTC
Jun 3, 2020
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GIVING BACK: CardCoins lets users convert gift cards into bitcoin. (Credit: Shutterstock)
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Why a Startup You've Never Heard of Is Now Sponsoring a Bitcoin Core Developer
CardCoins becomes one of the elite few to sponsor a Bitcoin Core developer – in this instance, Hennadii Stepanov, aka Hebasto.
GIVING BACK: CardCoins lets users convert gift cards into bitcoin. (Credit: Shutterstock)
By Leigh Cuen
Apr 28, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 28, 2020
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BitMEX Operator Ups Grant for Bitcoin Development to $100K
HDR Global Trading has supported bitcoin maintainer Michael Ford since he was appointed last summer.
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By Paddy Baker
Apr 1, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2020
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COLD STORAGE: A polar bear on the archipelago of Svalbard, where the Bitcoin Core code repository will be kept in an abandoned mineshaft. (Credit: Shutterstock)
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GitHub Is Burying Bitcoin Code Inside an Arctic Mountain to Ride Out the Next 1,000 Years
Deep inside a forsaken coal mine on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, the Bitcoin Core code repository will be kept on film reels and stored for centuries.
COLD STORAGE: A polar bear on the archipelago of Svalbard, where the Bitcoin Core code repository will be kept in an abandoned mineshaft. (Credit: Shutterstock)
By Alyssa Hertig
Apr 1, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2020
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