Twitter CEO donates 1 BTC to Bitcoin core development non-profit
Brink, a fledgling Bitcoin non-profit outfit, got the nod from Jack Dorsey via a BTC donation. Jack Dorsey, CEO of social media powerhouse Twitter, has donated 1 BTC to Brink, a non-profit group focused on Bitcoin’s technological framework. “Honored to have received a 1 BTC donation to our developer funding efforts from none other than @jack!,” Brink’s Twitter account posted on Tuesday. At time of publication, that Bitcoin (BTC) is worth $46,824.Reporting earlier this month showed the recently established organization getting 503(c)(3) non-profit status from the Internal Revenue Service,....
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Dobson is the second developer to leave Bitcoin Core in the past two months. Developer Samuel Dobson announced via a series of tweets on Thursday night that he is stepping down as a Bitcoin Core maintainer after three years as he “can no longer dedicate the time required, as I approach the end of my Ph.D.”I am officially stepping down as a maintainer of Bitcoin Core. Serving as the wallet maintainer for the past three years has been an absolute privilege, and I want to thank my incredibly generous sponsor John Pfeffer (@jlppfeffer) for his support throughout. /1— Samuel Dobson....