Developers

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Longtime Bitcoin Developer Jonas Schnelli Receives Open Source Grant
Jonas Schnelli joins other Bitcoin developers who are sponsored by high-caliber Bitcoin companies.
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Avichal Garg, co-founder of Electric Capital, speaking at Consensus 2019 in New York City.
Ethereum Far Outpaces Bitcoin in Developer Activity in 2020: Electric Capital Report
The number of developers in crypto is ticking up again, and one network remains a clear winner in attracting coders.
Avichal Garg, co-founder of Electric Capital, speaking at Consensus 2019 in New York City.

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Privacy Concerns Over Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Are a 'Non-Issue,' Experts Say
Bitcoin privacy experts are unimpressed with a circulating slideshow-style privacy report that targets upcoming Bitcoin upgrade Taproot.
Taproot privacy a non-issue

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Gemini Donates $50K to HRF to Help Fund Another Round of Bitcoin Developers in 2021
The Human Rights Foundation has secured donations from the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange to fund even more Bitcoin developers in 2021.
Cameron and Tyler Winlevoss

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Square, Human Rights Foundation Back New Bitcoin Open-Source Developer Fund
Veteran Bitcoin developer John Newbery just launched an independent organization for funding Bitcoin's open source developer community.
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Bitcoin Developers Still Divided on Specifics of Taproot Activation
The code for Taproot is ready to go, but developers are still discussing how to deploy the update across Bitcoin’s distributed network.
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Ethereum Developers Pencil In January for Eth 1.x 'Berlin' Hard Fork
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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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
Coinbase to Sponsor 2 Bitcoin Core Developers With New Grant Program
Coinbase is sponsoring at least two Bitcoin Core developers with a new grant program, the San Francisco-based exchange announced Thursday.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

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BitcoinACKs Lets You Track Bitcoin Development and Pay Coders for Their Work
BitcoinACKs aggregates pull requests for upgrades to Bitcoin Core and lets users pay for the Bitcoin development they want to see.
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Meet a Freelance Cypherpunk Developer in Africa
Fodé Diop, founder of the Dakar Bitcoin Developers meetup in Senegal, speaks with CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen about bitcoin in Africa.
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