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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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Conflux Blockchain Announces Ecosystem Grants Program
Development grants will be paid in the platform's native token, CFX, in values up to $15,000 and $50,000 for both projects and firms respectively.
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Alchemy Launches Product to Help Developers Monitor Blockchain Apps
Launched Thursday, Alchemy Monitor has already been put to use by crypto firms 0x, MyEtherWallet, Lucid Sight and Zerion.
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Ethereum Developers Delay Berlin Hard Fork to Stem Client Centralization Concerns
79% of Ethereum nodes run on Geth. Core developers have pushed back July's Berlin hard fork so other clients can catch up.
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