developer grants

Human Rights Foundation, Compass Mining Give $80K to Sponsor Bitcoin Developer

Developer Jon Atack will continue to be able to support the code undergirding the Bitcoin network.

People  ·  10 August 2021

Human Rights Foundation Gives Out $210K in Bitcoin Development Grants

The fresh round will fund Lightning Network development, Utreexo work, and even Bitcoin document translations into Arabic.

Tech  ·  31 May 2021
Bitcoin

BitMEX, Human Rights Foundation Award Bitcoin Developer Grants Worth $150K

South Korea-based Calvin Kim works primarily on the bitcoin scaling project Utreexo.

Tech  ·  31 May 2021
developer grants

Kraken’s First Brink Grant Goes to Bitcoin Rust Developer

Last year was a watershed year for open-source Bitcoin grants; 2021 is on track to outmatch it.

Tech  ·  8 April 2021
developer grants

Nexo Grants $150K to Brink for Open-Source Bitcoin Development

Nexo’s contribution is the latest in a slew of grants to Bitcoin developers who typically work as volunteers.

Tech  ·  11 March 2021
Lightning Network

OKCoin Toasts Its Bitcoin Lightning Network Launch With New Developer Grant

OKCoin joins roughly half a dozen exchanges that support the scaling technology.

Tech  ·  4 March 2021
Lightning Network

Human Rights Foundation Grants Will Advance Bitcoin DeFi, Education and Activism

The software innovations and educational efforts align with the HRF's mandate to protect human rights.

Tech  ·  2 March 2021
developer grants

Bitcoin Developer Fund Brink Secures Tax-Exempt Status

U.S. bitcoiners can now make tax-exempt donations to fund Bitcoin development.

Tech  ·  10 February 2021
Bitcoin

Longtime Bitcoin Developer Jonas Schnelli Receives Open Source Grant

Jonas Schnelli joins other Bitcoin developers who are sponsored by high-caliber Bitcoin companies.

Tech  ·  28 January 2021
Bitcoin

Square Crypto Funds Bitcoin Developer to Improve Mining Pool Software

Square Crypto’s latest grant will fund a developer’s work on software that could improve how mining collectives pool hash power.

Tech  ·  8 January 2021
Coinbase

Coinbase Awards Its First Round of Bitcoin Developer Grants

Coinbase, one of the oldest and most profitable companies in crypto, has awarded its first round of Bitcoin developer grants.

Tech  ·  23 December 2020
Bitcoin

Square Crypto’s 20th Grant Will Support Bitcoin Design, User Experience

Square Crypto is issuing another Bitcoin developer grant for research on Bitcoin design and user experience.

Tech  ·  14 December 2020
Developers

Gemini Donates $50K to HRF to Help Fund Another Round of Bitcoin Developers in 2021

The Human Rights Foundation has secured donations from the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange to fund even more Bitcoin developers in 2021.

Tech  ·  1 December 2020
Developers

OKCoin Exchange Awards Grant to One of Bitcoin Core’s Most Active Developers

The grant from OKCoin will allow Bitcoin developer Marco Falke to continue the maintenance work he's done since 2016, like reviewing proposed code changes.

Tech  ·  6 August 2020