Bitcoin R&D Center Vinteum Launches in Brazil
The nonprofit aims to support developers in Latin America.
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Aug 10, 2022 at 5:23 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Core Developer Pieter Wuille Scales Back His Maintenance Role
Peter Wuille has surrendered his maintenance permissions but will continue contributing to various Bitcoin projects.
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Jul 7, 2022 at 10:47 p.m. UTC
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2 Prominent Bitcoin Core Contributors Step Away From Their Roles
Developer John Newbery and maintainer Samuel Dobson have stepped back from their duties working on the software that keeps Bitcoin running smoothly.
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Dec 10, 2021 at 10:45 p.m. UTC
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Locked In: Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade Gets Its 90% Mandate
Taproot opens up new possibilities for privacy, multisignature wallets and security as well as scaling.
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Nov 12, 2021 at 9:22 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Development Boost: FTX Is Donating $450K to Brink
Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange is committing to a three-year sponsorship of the coding nonprofit.
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Aug 13, 2021 at 2:15 p.m. UTC
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Okcoin Awards $100K Grant to Bitcoin Development Non-Profit Brink
The grants allow more developers to maintain and support Bitcoin’s codebase.
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Jun 10, 2021 at 8:01 p.m. UTC
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Consensus 2021: 7 Questions for Bitcoin Anarchist Eric Voskuil
We asked a Bitcoin developer about the patronage model, on-chain privacy, lessons from Taproot and Bitcoin's energy consumption.
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May 26, 2021 at 10:39 p.m. UTC
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Users Decide Bitcoin's Consensus, but What Is a Bitcoin 'User'?
Should users include anyone holding or just those running nodes? Depends on if a protocol change is on the table, our panelists explain.
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May 26, 2021 at 4:46 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Taproot Activation Has Begun; Miners Now Have 3 Months to Get on Board
The upgrade has been years in the making. It's time to see if the deliberation has paid off.
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May 1, 2021 at 8:17 p.m. UTC
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Taproot Speedy Trial Code Merged Into Bitcoin Core
The merge puts an end to a long road of activation discussions – now all that's left is Taproot's actual activation.
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Apr 15, 2021 at 2:50 p.m. UTC
Apr 15, 2021