What Do Bitcoin Core Contributors Do?
There are different types of Bitcoin Core contributors playing different roles, and understanding the process is critical for all Bitcoiners.Watch This Episode On YouTube or RumbleListen To The Episode Here:AppleSpotifyGoogleLibsynIn this episode of "Bitcoin, Explained," hosts Aaron van Wirdum and Sjors Provoost discussed the Bitcoin Core development process, and more specifically, the different roles that are involved in this process. At the start of the episode, van Wirdum and Provoost explained what Bitcoin Core is, both in a practical sense as well as in a more....
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