open-source

StarkWare co-founders CEO Uri Kolodny (left) and President Eli Ben-Sasson (Natalie Schor/StarkWare)
StarkWare to Open Source Its Ethereum Scaling System
The tech company was valued at $8 billion during a funding round last year.
StarkWare co-founders CEO Uri Kolodny (left) and President Eli Ben-Sasson (Natalie Schor/StarkWare)

(CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Protocol Development Steadily Progressing Despite Only 40-60 Monthly Active Developers: NYDIG
The report was written by Bitcoin-focused investment firm, New York Digital Investment Group
(CoinDesk)

(Zack Seward/CoinDesk)
Near Foundation Joins Processed Foods Giant Grupo Nutresa to Unveil Web3 Loyalty Program in Latin America
It is the first open-source loyalty program using the Near protocol and aims to reach one million consumers throughout the region.
(Zack Seward/CoinDesk)

André Neves, co-founder of Vinteum and ZEBEDEE, presents at TABConf 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (George Kaloudis/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Gaming and Payments Company ZEBEDEE Launches New Open Source Bitcoin Initiative
The initiative has already cranked out four Lightning-related projects on GitHub.
André Neves, co-founder of Vinteum and ZEBEDEE, presents at TABConf 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (George Kaloudis/CoinDesk)

Lockheed Martin, Filecoin Foundation to Bring Decentralized Data Storage to Space
Lockheed Martin, Filecoin Foundation to Bring Decentralized Data Storage to Space
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin (LMT) and the Filecoin Foundation could soon make an open-source blockchain network accessible in space. Filecoin Foundation Chair Marta Bel...
Lockheed Martin, Filecoin Foundation to Bring Decentralized Data Storage to Space

rajeshwar-bachu-K4txLik7pnY-unsplash
Google's Win for Open Source
“What happened here, that no one expected, is the Supreme Court found fair use as a matter of law," tech lawyer Marta Belcher said.
rajeshwar-bachu-K4txLik7pnY-unsplash

moiz-k-malik--MRRuk0J06U-unsplash
Uniswap V3 Introduces New License to Spoil Future SUSHIs
Included in the new Uniswap white paper is a “business source license” that acts as a time delay against would-be copycats.
moiz-k-malik--MRRuk0J06U-unsplash

Taproot is nearing the finish line.
Taproot Update: Bitcoin Users Home In on Activation Plan, Date Still TBD
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.
Taproot is nearing the finish line.

Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.33.41-AM
How DeFi 'Degens' Are Funding the Next Wave of Open-Source Development
Gitcoin's Kevin Owocki coins the phrase "regenerative finance" to describe the future of funding open-source development.
Screen-Shot-2020-12-24-at-11.33.41-AM

birmingham-museums-trust-adudERb6uDM-unsplash
Developers Debate Disclosure Protocols After ‘Accidental’ Ethereum Hard Fork
Ethereum’s largest client Geth hard-forked after a bug was tripped Wednesday. Developers are now weighing the merits of security disclosures methods.
birmingham-museums-trust-adudERb6uDM-unsplash