Bitcoin Foundation to Hold Developer Workshop Next Month
Bitcoin Foundation will hold a DevCore Workshop on October 16, 2015 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm in Draper University, Menlo Park, California. The goal of the workshop is to build knowledge, widen understanding, and deepen technical expertise to support the future development of Bitcoin Core. Speakers include Jeff Garzik, Gavin Andresen, and Charlie Lee, among many others to be announced soon. The group is also adhering to an anti-harrasment policy that does not tolerate offensive verbal comments or harrasment of any form that could prompt organizers to sanction or expel participants from the....
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