Developers

Development grants will be paid in the platform's native token, CFX, in values up to $15,000 and $50,000 for both projects and firms respectively.

By William Foxley

Jul 20, 2020 at 10:30 p.m. UTC

Jul 20, 2020

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Alchemy Launches Product to Help Developers Monitor Blockchain Apps

Launched Thursday, Alchemy Monitor has already been put to use by crypto firms 0x, MyEtherWallet, Lucid Sight and Zerion.

By Jaspreet Kalra

Jul 16, 2020 at 7:02 p.m. UTC

Jul 16, 2020

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Developers

Ethereum Developers Delay Berlin Hard Fork to Stem Client Centralization Concerns

79% of Ethereum nodes run on Geth. Core developers have pushed back July's Berlin hard fork so other clients can catch up.

By William Foxley

Jun 30, 2020 at 4:28 p.m. UTC

Jun 30, 2020

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Many Bitcoin Developers Are Choosing to Use Pseudonyms – For Good Reason

Whether out of concern for personal security or a desire to preserve privacy, many Bitcoin developers are known to the world only by their pseudonyms.

By Alyssa Hertig

Jun 29, 2020 at 9:01 a.m. UTC

Jun 29, 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.

By Leigh Cuen

Jun 25, 2020 at 6:54 p.m. UTC

Jun 25, 2020

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Developers

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.

By Leigh Cuen

Jun 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC

Jun 18, 2020

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Security

Bitcoin Vaults: Developer Bryan Bishop Releases Prototype for Secure On-Chain Storage

The basic idea involves storing bitcoin on-chain in a particularly secure manner that allows for recovery from security mistakes.

By Brady Dale

Apr 13, 2020 at 4:15 p.m. UTC

Apr 13, 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.

By Paddy Baker

Apr 1, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. UTC

Apr 1, 2020

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Ethereum's ProgPoW Call Features Frustration but Little Progress

The controversial proposed change to Ethereum’s mining algorithm failed to change status after meeting resistance during Friday’s core developers call.

By William Foxley

Mar 6, 2020 at 8:10 p.m. UTC

Mar 6, 2020

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