Bitcoin Core

Why a Startup You've Never Heard of Is Now Sponsoring a Bitcoin Core Developer

CardCoins becomes one of the elite few to sponsor a Bitcoin Core developer – in this instance, Hennadii Stepanov, aka Hebasto.

By Leigh CuenApr 28, 2020

GIVING BACK: CardCoins lets users convert gift cards into bitcoin. (Credit: Shutterstock)

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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 BakerApr 1, 2020

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GitHub Is Burying Bitcoin Code Inside an Arctic Mountain to Ride Out the Next 1,000 Years

Deep inside a forsaken coal mine on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, the Bitcoin Core code repository will be kept on film reels and stored for centuries.

By Alyssa HertigApr 1, 2020

COLD STORAGE: A polar bear on the archipelago of Svalbard, where the Bitcoin Core code repository will be kept in an abandoned mineshaft. (Credit: Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Coders Confront an Old Quandary: How to Upgrade an Entire Network

An old debate is resurfacing in the bitcoin developer community, underscoring one of the critical challenges confronting decentralized systems.

By Alyssa HertigFeb 19, 2020

MOVING PARTS: How does a whole network smoothly upgrade in a way that's backward-compatible, allowing those with older versions of the software to continue participating? (Image via Library of Congress/Rawpixel)

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Here's How to Inspect Bitcoin's Next (Likely) Major Upgrade Yourself

With bitcoin’s next likely major upgrade in the works, students of the cryptocurrency can inspect the code themselves, helped by core developers.

By Alyssa HertigFeb 13, 2020

Mysterious transactions and reconciliation head-scratchers happen in traditional finance, too, but crypto could be uniquely prone to a situation of this sort. (Wikimedia Commons)

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Bitcoin's Privacy and Scaling Tech Upgrade 'Taproot' Just Took a Big Step Forward

A privacy and scalability upgrade that could turn out to be one of bitcoin's largest to date has passed a couple of milestones that were little noticed outside technical circles.

By Alyssa HertigJan 24, 2020

NO LEADERS: The proposed upgrade to bitcoin's code "is obviously conditional on getting community support," says developer Pieter Wuille. (Scaling Bitcoin)

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'Building' Bitcoin's Software Just Got a Bit More Trustless

There's a bit less trust now needed when developers compile the software at the heart of bitcoin.

By Alyssa HertigAug 1, 2019

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What It’s Like to Review Bitcoin's Code

CoinDesk dives deep into the complex process of reviewing code for the Bitcoin Core software.

By Alyssa HertigJul 19, 2019

Are QR codes the answer for in-person bitcoin payments? Source: Hack A Day

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Coder Proposes Alternative to Bitcoin's 'Notoriously Unreliable' Testnet

Introduced Wednesday, a new proposal called Signet offers a fresh alternative to bitcoin's test network.

By Alyssa HertigJul 18, 2019

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Where to Find Bitcoin's Rising Stars

The Chaincode Labs summer residency program shows how decentralized software development evolves.

By Leigh CuenJun 21, 2019

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