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Privacy Concerns Over Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Are a 'Non-Issue,' Experts Say

Bitcoin privacy experts are unimpressed with a circulating slideshow-style privacy report that targets upcoming Bitcoin upgrade Taproot.

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Tech

Gemini Donates $50K to HRF to Help Fund Another Round of Bitcoin Developers in 2021

The Human Rights Foundation has secured donations from the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange to fund even more Bitcoin developers in 2021.

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Tech

Square, Human Rights Foundation Back New Bitcoin Open-Source Developer Fund

Veteran Bitcoin developer John Newbery just launched an independent organization for funding Bitcoin's open source developer community.

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Tech

Bitcoin Developers Still Divided on Specifics of Taproot Activation

The code for Taproot is ready to go, but developers are still discussing how to deploy the update across Bitcoin’s distributed network.

Taproot debate

Tech

Ethereum Developers Pencil In January for Eth 1.x 'Berlin' Hard Fork

Ethereum developers are eyeing January for the Berlin hard fork. The backwards-incompatible upgrade of the existing Eth 1.x blockchain was first set for July.

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Finance

Coinbase to Sponsor 2 Bitcoin Core Developers With New Grant Program

Coinbase is sponsoring at least two Bitcoin Core developers with a new grant program, the San Francisco-based exchange announced Thursday.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Tech

BitcoinACKs Lets You Track Bitcoin Development and Pay Coders for Their Work

BitcoinACKs aggregates pull requests for upgrades to Bitcoin Core and lets users pay for the Bitcoin development they want to see.

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Markets

Meet a Freelance Cypherpunk Developer in Africa

Fodé Diop, founder of the Dakar Bitcoin Developers meetup in Senegal, speaks with CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen about bitcoin in Africa.

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Tech

Writing Bitcoin Smart Contracts Is About to Get Easier With New Coding Language

Bitcoin smart contracts are tricky. Minsc, a new language created by Bitcoin developer Nadav Ivgi, is making them easier to write.

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Tech

OKCoin Exchange Awards Grant to One of Bitcoin Core's Most Active Developers

The grant from OKCoin will allow Bitcoin developer Marco Falke to continue the maintenance work he's done since 2016, like reviewing proposed code changes.

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