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Aaron van Wirdum

Aaron van Wirdum
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Aaron van Wirdum is the former Editor-in-Chief of Bitcoin Magazine and author of The Genesis Book: The Story of the People and Projects That Inspired Bitcoin.

RSK Is Evolving; Powpeg Leverages Hash Power To Switch From Bitcoin To Sidechain And Back

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In its efforts to bring Turing-complete smart contracts and DeFi to Bitcoin, IOVlabs has introduced Powpeg to improve its Bitcoin sidechain federation.

Gloria Zhao And Brink Are Set To Give Bitcoin Mempools An Upgrade

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Bitcoin development nonprofit Brink has awarded its first fellowship to Gloria Zhao, who will work on package relay for Bitcoin mempools.

John Newbery’s New Nonprofit Brink Will Train And Support Bitcoin Developers

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Brink, a nonprofit founded by John Newbery and Mike Schmidt, will offer fellowship and support to Bitcoin and Bitcoin-adjacent developers.

Poolin Launches Initiative To Activate Taproot, Encouraging Other Mining Pools To Join

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Major bitcoin mining pool Poolin has launched an initiative promoting Taproot, which will ultimately require miner support.

Bitcoin Cash Might Split Again This Weekend. This Is Why (And How)

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Two years after Bitcoin SV split from Bitcoin Cash, another hard fork and community dispute could fork BCH again.

The Genesis Files: How Hal Finney’s Quest For Digital Cash Led To RPOW (And More)

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Pioneering cryptographer Hal Finney saw the need for an untraceable form of digital cash, and his work ultimately fostered the creation of Bitcoin.

Building on Taproot: Payment Pools Could Be Bitcoin’s Next Layer Two Protocol

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Payment pools, a potential Layer Two solution made possible through Taproot, could let groups of bitcoin users share UTXOs and enjoy more privacy.

The Human Rights Foundation Awards Grants to Three More Bitcoin Projects

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The Human Rights Foundation is donating 1 BTC each to three developers focused on increasing Bitcoin’s usability.

BIP 8, BIP 9 or Modern Soft Fork Activation: How Bitcoin Could Upgrade Next

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As Taproot, the latest consensus protocol change, approaches activation, Bitcoin developers are asking how exactly the network should be upgraded.

The Human Rights Foundation Is Now Funding Bitcoin Privacy Development, Starting With CoinSwap

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The Human Rights Foundation has launched a fund to support development that makes Bitcoin more private. To start, $50,000 will go to the developer of CoinSwap.
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