Pieter Wuille

Schnorr Is Looking Poised to Become Bitcoin’s Biggest Change Since SegWit

Highly-respected bitcoin developer Pieter Wuille unveiled a draft document outlining the technical makeup of bitcoin's likely next major upgrade.

Tech  ·  16 July 2018

Most Influential in Blockchain 2017 #7: Pieter Wuille

Speak softly and carry a big SegWit? If bitcoin saw its biggest and most controversial change this summer, the evolution can all be traced back to one developer. Still, the founder of the controversial startup Blockstream and the network's most prodigious coder, Pieter Wuille, is a bit of a mystery. In an industry with no shortage of egos and bluster, though, Wuille is a rarity, choosing to let his code do the talking for him.

Markets  ·  31 December 2017
Bitcoin

Pieter Wuille’s Latest Project: Making Bitcoin Harder to Lose

One of bitcoin's most prolific developers is attempting to make bitcoin addresses more user-friendly.

Tech  ·  12 May 2017