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Here’s How to Expand Who Contributes to Bitcoin Core
A Bitcoin Core dev and her exchange partner discuss Bitcoin and privacy and how to incentivize more developers to contribute to the protocol.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 8:59 a.m. Published Jul 3, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
A Bitcoin Core dev and her exchange partner discuss Bitcoin and privacy and how to incentivize more developers to contribute to the protocol.
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This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Crypto.com.
OKCoin and BitMEX recently came together to provide a $150,000 grant to Bitcoin Core developer Amiti Uttarwar.
See also: Summer 2020 Is Funding Season for Open-Source Bitcoin Development
In this conversation, Amiti and OKCoin CEO Hong Fang discuss:
- Why OKCoin believes it is essential for companies in the space to support Bitcoin Core development
- How OKCoin and BitMEX came together around this grant
- Why Amiti is focused on the P2P layer
- Why Amiti believes bitcoin should be private by default
- Why Bitcoin Core will better serve more populations if more populations are represented in who is building it
Find our guests online:
Hong Fang
Website: https://www.okcoin.com
Twitter: @hfangca
Amiti Uttarwar
Twitter: @amizi
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