Open source

FOSS rests on four essential freedoms defined by the Free Software Foundation and the Open Source Initiative’s ten criteria. Licenses that withhold commercial rights, such as MIT plus Commons Clause, shrink the reviewer pool and shift the burden back onto the vendor.

Breez’s new open-source Glow PWA turns Bitcoin into everyday money. Users send stablecoins from their BTC balance via Spark, log in with Passkeys, and keep full self-custody.

A new installment of Chain of Thought, the Brownstone Research newsletter written by Ben Lilly, argues that the battle over open-source artificial intelligence is...

Bitwise said it will be contributing $233,000 to support the programmers who maintain and secure the Bitcoin network. 

Bitcoin-Safe, backed by a one-year OpenSats grant awarded in March 2025, enforces hardware wallet use for mainnet operations to minimize risks, distinguishing it from software-reliant alternatives like Electrum and Sparrow.

Matt Odell's vision to make open source freedom money profitable, might just work...

Block unveils Proto Rig, a modular, repairable bitcoin miner, and Proto Fleet, free open-source fleet management software, in a push to decentralize mining.

The clash between Malikie Innovations and Bitcoin miners exemplifies a classic conflict between open innovation and legacy fiat intellectual property rights.

With plugins for Boltz swaps and WooCommerce, BTCPay Server’s open-source platform supports merchants globally, no middleman required.

The Human Rights Foundation has announced its latest round of grants, totaling 800 million satoshis worth over $874,000.