Open Source

Bitcoin

Understanding Bitcoin’s Scaling Debate: Politics Comes First

Cato Institute's Jim Harper argues that, since the scaling debate is so political, the community has something to learn from Washington, D.C.

Tech  ·  21 July 2017
Bitcoin

Top Secret? Bitcoin Scaling Plan Segwit2x Leaves More Questions Than Answers

While SegWit2x has significant support, according to some in the bitcoin community, the group is closing off software development to outsiders.

Tech  ·  23 June 2017
Banking

Colu Open-Sources Protocol to Help Central Banks Issue Digital Currencies

Colu is open-sourcing its banking infrastructure known as Bankbox and becoming "blockchain agnostic" to ease adoption among cryptocurrency issuers.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 June 2017
Open Source

Bloq Launches Blockchain Lab, Joins Enterprise Ethereum

Blockchain startup has moved to back a pair of new initiatives centered on open-source development.

Business  ·  16 March 2017
Open Source

21 Inc Open-Sources Bitcoin Software for Machine Payments

Bitcoin startup 21 Inc open-sourced its bitcoin micropayments software this weekend.

Business  ·  13 June 2016
Exchanges

BitPay Launches Discussion Forum For Its Open-Source Projects

Bitpay has launched 'Labs' – a discussion forum for its open-source projects.

Tech  ·  11 February 2015
Bitcoin

Skyhook Ships 150 Open-Source Bitcoin ATMs in First Month

The portable bitcoin ATM manufacturer said that it has sold 70 of its $999 units so far in June.

Business  ·  25 June 2014
Bitcoin

Money Spinners: New Bitcoin ATM is Good News From China

This week: the latest bitcoin ATM installations, in China a new brand is born, and the DIY ATM.

Business  ·  19 May 2014
Bitcoin

Gavin Andresen to Bitcoin Companies: Support Open Source

Bitcoin's lead developer chided the commercial community for not giving back more to open source this week.

Tech  ·  21 February 2014
Security

BitHub Pays Open-Source Developers in Bitcoin

WhisperSystems has announced a service called BitHub as a way to fund open source security systems for mobile devices.

Business  ·  26 December 2013
Open Source

CoinMap: Bitcoin-Accepting Merchants Increased 81% in November

The number of merchants accepting bitcoin has rocketed, according to statistics from CoinMap.

Business  ·  28 November 2013
Ripple Labs

Ripple plan to make its software open source on September 26

Ripple, OpenCoin's decentralised payment system and currency, is to be open sourced at the end of September.

Business  ·  19 September 2013
Open Source

Open-source Blender Foundation now welcomes bitcoins

The Blender Foundation, which is behind the free and open-source 3D computer graphics program Blender, has joined the community of websites that accept bitcoin donations.

Markets  ·  13 June 2013