Few people understand the key technical issues currently facing the world’s dominant cryptocurrency. Andrew Chow is one of them. Chow is one of four “maintainers” for Bitcoin Core (or just Core), the ...

Bitcoin Core is open-source software maintained by independent developers, not a company. Many developers started as ...

Bitcoin core developer Luke Dashjr has called out the sellers behind an NFT auction for using his name and code without his knowledge or consent. One of the original core developers behind Bitcoin ...

Key metrics tracking the development of Bitcoin Core show 2025 was a good year for the blockchain, with more developers contributing more code, says Jameson Lopp. Bitcoin developers working on the ...

The developer with the most changes to Bitcoin’s code has announced his decision to step down from the Core maintainer role. Bitcoin Core maintainer Marco Falke has announced he will step down from ...

Bitcoin’s supply cap is enforced by software and social consensus, not by immutable law. Bugs have tested that system before.

Explaining the latest shakeup in Bitcoin development: the addition of a sixth Bitcoin Core maintainer known as "The Charlatan." We explore the history of Bitcoin’s governance—from Satoshi to Wladimir ...

Bitcoin Core maintainer Marco Falke has announced he will step down from the role. The prolific Bitcoin developer took to Twitter on Tuesday, saying that, “In a challenging decision, I concluded to ...

If you haven’t had a good laugh at Chainalysis’ attempts to defend the use of its blockchain forensics software for law enforcement purposes in light of recent court proceedings, now may be the time.

While attending the MIT Bitcoin Expo in Boston over the weekend I was lucky enough to get a chance to sit down and talk with Bitcoin Core contributor and maintainer Gloria Zhao. Gloria began ...