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Gemini Donates $50K to HRF to Help Fund Another Round of Bitcoin Developers in 2021

Colin HarperDec 1, 2020

The Human Rights Foundation has secured donations from the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange to fund even more Bitcoin developers in 2021.

Developers

Square, Human Rights Foundation Back New Bitcoin Open-Source Developer Fund

Alyssa HertigNov 24, 2020

Veteran Bitcoin developer John Newbery just launched an independent organization for funding Bitcoin's open source developer community.

Taproot

Privacy Concerns Over Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Are a ‘Non-Issue,’ Experts Say

Alyssa HertigDec 1, 2020

Bitcoin privacy experts are unimpressed with a circulating slideshow-style privacy report that targets upcoming Bitcoin upgrade Taproot.

Taproot

Bitcoin Developers Still Divided on Specifics of Taproot Activation

Colin HarperOct 30, 2020

The code for Taproot is ready to go, but developers are still discussing how to deploy the update across Bitcoin’s distributed network.

Ethereum

Ethereum Developers Pencil In January for Eth 1.x ‘Berlin’ Hard Fork

William FoxleyOct 30, 2020

Ethereum developers are eyeing January for the Berlin hard fork. The backwards-incompatible upgrade of the existing Eth 1.x blockchain was first set for July.

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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

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

Colin HarperSep 30, 2020

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

Podcasts

Meet a Freelance Cypherpunk Developer in Africa

Leigh CuenAug 16, 2020

Fodé Diop, founder of the Dakar Bitcoin Developers meetup in Senegal, speaks with CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen about bitcoin in Africa.

Smart Contracts

Writing Bitcoin Smart Contracts Is About to Get Easier With New Coding Language

Alyssa HertigAug 13, 2020

Bitcoin smart contracts are tricky. Minsc, a new language created by Bitcoin developer Nadav Ivgi, is making them easier to write.

Developers

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

Alyssa HertigAug 6, 2020

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.