Open Source

DeFi

Uniswap V3 Introduces New License to Spoil Future SUSHIs

William FoxleyMar 23, 2021

Included in the new Uniswap white paper is a “business source license” that acts as a time delay against would-be copycats.

Taproot

Taproot Update: Bitcoin Users Home In on Activation Plan, Date Still TBD

Colin HarperFeb 3, 2021

The meeting ended with rough consensus in favor of BIP8 (false), as well as with approval of two possible methods to put this BIP into motion.

The Node

Google’s Win for Open Source

Daniel KuhnApr 6, 2021

“What happened here, that no one expected, is the Supreme Court found fair use as a matter of law," tech lawyer Marta Belcher said.

Year in Review 2020

How DeFi ‘Degens’ Are Funding the Next Wave of Open-Source Development

Kevin OwockiDec 30, 2020

Gitcoin's Kevin Owocki coins the phrase "regenerative finance" to describe the future of funding open-source development.

Ethereum

Developers Debate Disclosure Protocols After ‘Accidental’ Ethereum Hard Fork

William FoxleyNov 13, 2020

Ethereum’s largest client Geth hard-forked after a bug was tripped Wednesday. Developers are now weighing the merits of security disclosures methods.

Open Source

Blockchain Commons

Blockchain Commons Internship Introduces New Developers to Open Source

Colin Harper

The Blockchain Commons took on seven interns this year to build out the organization’s many open-source projects.

COVID-19

The Linux Foundation Wants Open-Source Tech to Address Future Pandemics

Benjamin Powers

The Linux Foundation hopes open-source apps will play a key role in tracing exposure to diseases like COVID-19 while being fully transparent.

Podcasts

What People Who Aren’t Bullish on Bitcoin Still Like About It

Leigh Cuen

Working with open-source software changes the development process, according to this researcher who interviewed hundreds of technologists across projects.

Open Source

Marlin Releases Open-Source ‘Layer 0’ Transaction Relayer for Ethereum

William Foxley

Marlin has open sourced its OpenWeaver relay network to help speed up low latency mempool syncs of the Ethereum network and support decentralization.

Kraken

Kraken Pledges $150K for Development of Open-Source BTCPay Server

Alyssa Hertig

Crypto exchange Kraken has donated $150,000 to the foundation managing BtcPay Server, an open-source tool for merchants accepting bitcoin payments.

Brave

Brave Browser’s Affiliate Link Controversy, Explained

Brady Dale

Privacy browser Brave was called out this weekend when users noticed that typing "Binance" resulted in an auto-complete ending in a referral link.

Bitcoin Core

Latest Bitcoin Core Code Release Protects Against Nation-State Attacks

William Foxley

Bitcoin Core released a new software update Wednesday. Notably, it includes experimental software to hedge against attacks from nation-states and ISPs.