This marks the 26th grant by the Cash App parent-company offshoot.
Square Crypto’s latest grant will fund a developer’s work on software that could improve how mining collectives pool hash power.
Square Crypto is issuing another Bitcoin developer grant for research on Bitcoin design and user experience.
Maggie Valentine was awarded a grant to help make bitcoin wallets less complicated for non-crypto users.
Square Crypto and the Human Rights Foundation are continuing their support for an open source Bitcoin developer community with new contributor grants.
Square Crypto is hoping to galvanize Lightning development with a new tool kit, currently under construction.
The Square Crypto team announced three more developer hires on Thursday, pulling from major companies in the crypto space.
As crypto becomes more widely used, Square will transition to providing a broader range of “internet services” rather than just fintech, Jack Dorsey predicted.
Square Crypto just hired one of the world’s most prolific bitcoin developers.
In a Twitter AMA on Monday, Square Crypto made it clear that its focus is on building for bitcoin, not for Cash App.