Mark Karpelès submitted a pull request to Bitcoin Core that would redirect coins that have remained untouched since 2011 to a recovery address controlled by the MtGox trustee, reigniting the oldest ...

Bitcoin Core is open-source software maintained by independent developers, not a company. Many developers started as volunteers, but over time, some received sponsorships or full-time ...

Binance floated a similar idea in 2019 after losing 7,000 BTC worth about $40 million in a hack. CEO Changpeng Zhao suggested a coordinated reorg with mining pools to erase the theft, but he quickly ...

Bitwise sent $233K from its $2.7B Bitcoin ETF to fund Bitcoin developers. Here's what the donation covers and why it matters.

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 ...

Bitcoin Core’s first independent audit found no serious vulnerabilities, with reviewers praising the project’s security, testing depth and overall code maturity. Bitcoin Core has cleared its ...

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.

In the ever-evolving landscape of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency platforms, Bitcoin Core—the foundational software that underpins roughly 78% of the network’s full nodes—saw a significant uptick in ...

First ever external security audit of Bitcoin Core by Quarkslab, funded by Brink, shows no critical or severe security issues. Brink, the Bitcoin development organization, recently funded the first ...

This week CoinDesk recounted the saga of Bitcoin developer's Luke Dashjr's proposal to amend key open-source software in a way that would have severely curtailed the use of data-oriented applications ...

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 ...