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 ...

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 ...

Jessica Jonas, chief legal officer of the nonprofit Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund, discussed the potential legal ramifications of a high profile lawsuit against Bitcoin core developers during the Bitcoin ...

Greenpeace USA and the Environmental Working Group (EWG), with $5 million in backing from Ripple Labs co-founder Chris Larsen, recently launched the Change The Code Campaign. This lobbying effort — ...

AML Software, a company registered in Illinois, has sued Athena Bitcoin, accusing the Bitcoin ATM operator of trying to steal its source code, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday. In the 16-page ...

Bitcoin Core version 0.21.1 is now available for download, including activation parameters for the Schnorr and Taproot protocol upgrade. Bitcoin Core is the original Bitcoin software client launched ...

Bitcoin is about to face a fresh onslaught over its damaging environmental footprint. Several climate activist groups, including Greenpeace, and crypto billionaire Chris Larsen are launching a "Change ...

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