# Bitcoin

Bitcoin is an open-source peer-to-peer payment network and form of digital money operated without central authority.

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## Search results are sending people to fake Bitrefill checkouts

DevFeed: [Search results are sending people to fake Bitrefill checkouts](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/search-results-are-sending-people-to-fake-bitrefill-checkouts-26613.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/09/search-results-are-sending-people-to-fake-bitrefill-checkouts>)

Author: Stefan Dasic

Published: 2026-09-15T08:40:22Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Malwarebytes](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/malwarebytes.md>)

Topics: [Cryptocurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptocurrency.md>), [Bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bitcoin.md>), [Website](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/website.md>)

Tags: [bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bitcoin.md>), [cryptocurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptocurrency.md>), [fraud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fraud.md>), [payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payments.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [qr-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/qr-code.md>), [scam](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scam.md>), [scams](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scams.md>), [search](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/search.md>), [threat-intel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/threat-intel.md>)

### AI overview

Fake Bitrefill checkout pages are appearing in search results and copying the company's branding and payment flow. They persuade victims to send cryptocurrency to scammer-controlled addresses, with no goods delivered and little chance of recovering the payment.

### Source excerpt

Fake Bitrefill checkout pages are appearing in search results and tricking people into sending cryptocurrency directly to scammers.

## Teravolt looks to cannibalize older industries to meet AI power demand

DevFeed: [Teravolt looks to cannibalize older industries to meet AI power demand](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/teravolt-looks-to-cannibalize-older-industries-to-meet-ai-power-demand-21624.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/14/teravolt-looks-to-cannibalize-older-industries-to-meet-ai-power-demand/5296014>)

Author: Thomas Claburn

Published: 2026-09-14T13:45:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [datacenter](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/datacenter.md>), [Bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bitcoin.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-and-ml](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-and-ml.md>), [artificial-intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/artificial-intelligence.md>), [bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bitcoin.md>), [datacenter](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/datacenter.md>), [electricity-grid](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/electricity-grid.md>), [energy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/energy.md>), [infra](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infra.md>)

### AI overview

Teravolt is considering repurposing Bitcoin farms, aluminum smelters, and other older infrastructure as datacenters to help meet growing AI power demand.

### Source excerpt

Bitcoin farms, aluminum smelters, and other old infra is more lucrative to repurpose as a datacenter

## Not-so-anonymous telemetry: The @injectivelabs/sdk-ts backdoor

DevFeed: [Not-so-anonymous telemetry: The @injectivelabs/sdk-ts backdoor](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/not-so-anonymous-telemetry-the-injectivelabs-sdk-ts-backdoor-8295.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://securitylabs.datadoghq.com/articles/not-so-anonymous-telemetry-injectivelabs-sdk-ts-backdoor/>)

Author: Sebastian Obregoso, Christophe Tafani-Dereeper, Eslam Salem

Published: 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Datadog Security Labs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/datadog-security-labs.md>)

Topics: [backdoor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backdoor.md>), [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>), [Blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/blockchain.md>), [Malware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/malware.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/npm.md>), [Bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bitcoin.md>), [TypeScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/typescript.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/servers.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ci.md>), [Prettier](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/prettier.md>)

Tags: [backdoor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backdoor.md>), [bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bitcoin.md>), [blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blockchain.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [http](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/http.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [telemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/telemetry.md>), [typescript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/typescript.md>)

### AI overview

A malicious commit briefly compromised the Injective blockchain's @injectivelabs/sdk-ts npm package by disguising a credential-stealing backdoor as telemetry code. The malware captured wallet mnemonic seed phrases and private keys, encoded them, and exfiltrated them through HTTP requests to a remote endpoint before the code was reverted.

### Source excerpt

A malicious commit disguised as SDK telemetry briefly compromised @injectivelabs/sdk-ts, exfiltrating wallet mnemonics and private keys.

## Recovering/undeleting short deleted files in 50 SLOC of pure C, any filesystem supported.

DevFeed: [Recovering/undeleting short deleted files in 50 SLOC of pure C, any filesystem supported.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/recovering-undeleting-short-deleted-files-in-50-sloc-of-pure-c-any-filesystem-supported-20584.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://yurichev.com/blog/undelete/>)

Published: 2025-10-13T22:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dennis Yurichev](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dennis-yurichev.md>)

Topics: [C](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/c.md>), [OpenSSH](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openssh.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [SQLite](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sqlite.md>), [Bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bitcoin.md>), [Cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptography.md>)

Tags: [bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bitcoin.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug.md>), [c](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c.md>), [encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encryption.md>), [files](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/files.md>), [filesystem](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/filesystem.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [openssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openssh.md>), [private-key](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/private-key.md>), [sqlite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sqlite.md>)

### AI overview

This article presents a small pure-C utility for recovering short deleted files by scanning storage for known file headers or boundary strings. It describes recovering data from Linux ext4 SSDs, virtual-machine images, and RAM save files, and notes that deleted OpenSSH keys and Bitcoin wallets may be identifiable. It recommends secure deletion and filesystem encryption to reduce recovery risk.

### Source excerpt

Recovering/undeleting short deleted files in 50 SLOC of pure C, any filesystem supported.

## Blog: Track the Bitcoin transactions with Falco

DevFeed: [Blog: Track the Bitcoin transactions with Falco](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/blog-track-the-bitcoin-transactions-with-falco-32525.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://falco.org/blog/track-the-bitcoin-transactions-with-falco/>)

Published: 2024-03-13T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Falco - Falco](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/falco-falco.md>), [Falco - The Falco blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/falco-the-falco-blog.md>)

Topics: [Falco](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/falco.md>), [Bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bitcoin.md>), [WebSocket](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/websocket.md>), [Blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/blockchain.md>), [Monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitoring.md>)

Tags: [bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bitcoin.md>), [falco](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/falco.md>), [helm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/helm.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [plugin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plugin.md>), [websocket](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/websocket.md>)

### AI overview

This tutorial presents a Falco plugin that receives Bitcoin transactions from a public WebSocket stream and shows how to install it, configure its default rules, and monitor transaction events in real time.

### Source excerpt

The number of plugins available for Falco continues to grow thanks to our wonderful community. Thank you all for your help! You can find the list of available plugins here. The vast majority of plugins developed allow Falco to ingest logs from different sources and raise alerts when suspicious elements are identified by its rules. In order to show that any event stream can be a source if you have the right plugin, and to have something fun to show users during my talks, I developed a Falco plugin to track Bitcoin transactions. How does it work? I discovered the site https://www.blockchain.com/ exposes a public flux, accessible via a websocket, by subscribing to it you can retrieve transactions carried out on the blockchain in real time. This is perfect for a Falco plugin as it allows you to test the ingestion of events via a websocket, and serve as a basis for other plugins. I am not going to describe the internal workings of the plugin here, nor how it was developed. If you are interested, you can look at the code here. Alternatively, read our documentation explaining how to create a plugin from A to Z: https://falco.org/docs/concepts/plugins/developers-guide/how-to-develop/. Default rules The plugin comes with its default set of rules, we will use them as a working example. You are free to play with it for your own needs, such as monitoring suspicious movements of your wallet. You can find the Falco rules file provided here. Installation of the plugin We will see the 3 classic ways to install the plugin: via sources with falcoctl in kubernetes via Helm Via sources The prerequisites are: Golang >= 1.19 make Falco >= 0.36 Git We will start by installing download the sources, build and install the plugin: git clone https://github.com/Issif/bitcoin-plugin.git cd bitcoin-plugin sudo make install We will create a falco.yaml file containing: plugins: - name: bitcoin library_path: /usr/share/falco/plugins/libbitcoin.so init_config: '' open_params: '' load_plugins: [bitcoi

## Ultimate Go: Advanced Engineering Episode 9

DevFeed: [Ultimate Go: Advanced Engineering Episode 9](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ultimate-go-advanced-engineering-episode-9-22195.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog/2022/12/ultimate-go-advanced-engineering-episode-9.html>)

Published: 2022-12-20T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [William Kennedy](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/william-kennedy.md>)

Topics: [Blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/blockchain.md>), [Go Language](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/go-language.md>), [Bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bitcoin.md>), [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>)

Tags: [bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bitcoin.md>), [blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blockchain.md>), [blockchain-asset](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blockchain-asset.md>), [build](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build.md>), [building](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/building.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [concepts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/concepts.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [genesis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/genesis.md>), [genesis-json](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/genesis-json.md>), [genesis-record](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/genesis-record.md>), [go](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go.md>), [go-blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/go-blockchain.md>), [implement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/implement.md>), [introduction](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/introduction.md>), [project](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/project.md>), [project-layout](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/project-layout.md>), [reuse](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reuse.md>), [standard-library](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/standard-library.md>)

### AI overview

This video tutorial covers the initial layout of a blockchain project in Go, including creating a genesis record and explaining its role. It also introduces fundamental blockchain verifications.

### Source excerpt

Introduction In episode 8, Bill wanted to build a blockchain in Go and began to lay the groundwork for the project. Go is a good choice because its standard library has the necessary network and cryptographical functionality required to build a blockchain. Unlike the previous segment, Bill plans to use this blockchain to manage accounts and balances with hypothetical assets. Bill will reuse concepts from ethereum, bitcoin and the previous segment of the series to implement this blockchain.

## Securing private keys with a high-performance, threshold signature-based protocol

DevFeed: [Securing private keys with a high-performance, threshold signature-based protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/securing-private-keys-with-a-high-performance-threshold-signature-based-protocol-31860.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.metachris.dev/2021/07/securing-private-keys-with-a-high-performance-threshold-signature-based-protocol/>)

Author: Chris Hager

Published: 2021-07-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chris Hager](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chris-hager.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [ECDSA](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ecdsa.md>), [Bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bitcoin.md>), [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [API keys](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api-keys.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/servers.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bitcoin.md>), [blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blockchain.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/client.md>), [cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptography.md>), [ecdsa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ecdsa.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [mpc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mpc.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [threshold-signatures](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/threshold-signatures.md>)

### AI overview

The article explains a threshold-signature protocol for securing private keys through collaborative signing. It describes splitting a key into secret shares, requiring multiple parties to cooperate, and using client/server controls for limits, revocation, and rotation. The approach applies to blockchains using ECDSA and EdDSA, including Bitcoin and Ethereum.

### Source excerpt

This post is about the paper "Improving security for users of decentralized exchanges through multiparty computation", by Robert Annessi and Ethan Fast. The paper introduces an effective algorithm for secure, collaborative signature generation using threshold signatures, and an API-key based client/server protocol that allows user-specific limits and restrictions as well as key revocations and rotations. The method supports all blockchains that use ECDSA and EdDSA signatures, which includes Bitcoin, Ethereum and the majority of popular cryptocurrencies.

## BTC Relay included in Ethereum Bounty Program

DevFeed: [BTC Relay included in Ethereum Bounty Program](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/btc-relay-included-in-ethereum-bounty-program-16748.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2016/02/17/btc-relay-included-in-bounty-program>)

Author: Gustav Simonsson

Published: 2016-02-17T06:09:04Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [Bug Bounty](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bugbounty.md>), [Bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bitcoin.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/blockchain.md>)

Tags: [audit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audit.md>), [bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bitcoin.md>), [blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blockchain.md>), [bounty](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bounty.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [hacking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hacking.md>), [leaderboard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leaderboard.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [research-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research-development.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

### AI overview

The article announces that BTC Relay is included in the Ethereum Bounty Program while undergoing a security audit. It describes BTC Relay's role in relaying sufficiently confirmed Bitcoin transactions to specified Ethereum contracts, identifies in-scope security issues, and explains bounty eligibility, rewards, and exclusions.

### Source excerpt

Following hacking @ DEVCON1, Martin Swende is Nr. 1 on the leaderboard of the Ethereum Bounty Program. The bounty program is ongoing and the last bounty awarded amounted to 5 BTC. The program is open to anyone. With BTC Relay getting ready for launch on Ether...

## Does Bitcoin Solve Byzantine Consensus?

DevFeed: [Does Bitcoin Solve Byzantine Consensus?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/does-bitcoin-solve-byzantine-consensus-12470.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<http://brooker.co.za/blog/2015/02/28/bitcoin.html>)

Author: Marc Brooker

Published: 2015-02-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Marc Brooker's Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/marc-brooker-s-blog.md>), [Marc Brooker's Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/marc-brooker-s-blog-2.md>)

Topics: [Bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bitcoin.md>), [Blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/blockchain.md>), [distributed-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/distributed-systems.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cpu.md>), [DDoS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ddos.md>)

Tags: [analysis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/analysis.md>), [bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bitcoin.md>), [blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blockchain.md>), [distributed-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/distributed-systems.md>), [publication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/publication.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>)

### AI overview

The article examines research on whether Bitcoin solves Byzantine consensus. It discusses the Bitcoin Backbone Protocol, the protocol's safety, liveness, validity, and chain quality properties, and the argument that Nakamoto's protocol does not fully solve Byzantine agreement.

### Source excerpt

Does Bitcoin Solve Byzantine Consensus? An Interesting New Publication on Bitcoin and Consensus. The Bitcoin community is a fascinating mixture of political idealists, technology enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, investors and others. One group that's increasingly prominent is distributed systems researchers, attracted to some of the interesting problems around Bitcoin and the blockchain. There's plenty of interesting work to come, but some valuable research has already been done. Much of this work focuses on the theoretical core of bitcoin, and shows real progress towards answering concerns about bitcoin's safety and liveness bounds. In The Bitcoin Backbone Protocol: Analysis and Applications, Garay, Kiayias and Leonardos write about the core of Bitcoin, which they call the backbone. The argument for the correctness of the core of bitcoin from Satoshi's original paper is far from fulfilling: The majority decision is represented by the longest chain, which has the greatest proof-of-work effort invested in it. If a majority of CPU power is controlled by honest nodes, the honest chain will grow the fastest and outpace any competing chains. Garay et. al. attack this core argument directly, and analyze the exact safety and liveness properties of the protocol. The contribution that's going to launch a million online arguments is that bitcoin does not solve the Byzantine agreement problem1: This is because in case the adversary finds a solution first, then every honest player will extend the adversary's solution and switch to the adversarial input hence abandoning the original input. and Nakamoto's protocol does not quite solve BA since it does not satisfy Validity with overwhelming probability. Their argument hinges on the validity property of Byzantine agreement (or, rather, strong validity 2), and showing that the chosen value may not be one of the inputs to an honest player. In their definition of Byzantine agreement, agreements are only valid if they pick the input of one

## Square Market Accepts Bitcoin

DevFeed: [Square Market Accepts Bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/square-market-accepts-bitcoin-15877.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.squareup.com/blog/square-market-accepts-bitcoin>)

Author: Square Engineering

Published: 2014-03-31T16:06:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Square Corner Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/square-corner-blog-medium.md>), [Square Corner Blog RSS Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/square-corner-blog-rss-feed.md>)

Topics: [Bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bitcoin.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [QR Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/qrcode.md>), [monitor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitor.md>)

Tags: [bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bitcoin.md>), [checkout](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/checkout.md>), [customers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/customers.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [monitor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monitor.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [payment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payment.md>), [qr-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/qr-code.md>)

### AI overview

Square Market announces that buyers can purchase goods and services with Bitcoin. The article explains the checkout flow, including generating and monitoring a Bitcoin address, QR-code payment for mobile wallets, network confirmation, and seller settlement in USD.

### Source excerpt

Making Commerce Easier

## BitHub: a Bitcoin donation and contributor-payment experiment for privacy open-source software

DevFeed: [BitHub: a Bitcoin donation and contributor-payment experiment for privacy open-source software](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/bithub-bitcoin-github-an-experiment-in-funding-privacy-oss-1739.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://signal.org/blog/bithub/>)

Published: 2013-12-16T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Signal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/signal-blog.md>)

Topics: [Bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bitcoin.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [bitcoin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bitcoin.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>)

### AI overview

Open Whisper Systems introduced BitHub, an experimental service that pools Bitcoin donations and pays contributors to its repositories. Initially, each merged pull request earns its owner 2% of the pool balance at the time of the merge; the payout strategy may change.

### Source excerpt

At Open Whisper Systems, we often get emails from people who'd like to donate money to the project. For an OSS project, particularly one that aspires to a collective sense of ownership, handling donations is not always entirely straightforward. The fundamental contradiction is that while donations are meant for a project, they're traditionally sent to a person. Even if a project sets up a bank account, there are still only a few people who have access to the money itself, and distributing it appropriately can be hard to figure out. It's never been clear to us how we should handle small donations, so oftentimes when people ask about donating, we just tell them that the best way to help is to use the software, spread the word, and file well-documented bugs when they find them. Which is true! But it'd also be great if we had a nice system for handling donations that matched our objectives for collective ownership. Read more...