Becoming a Bitcoin Core Developer with Amiti Uttarwar

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“I think that having a global currency is inevitable at some point, whether in our lifetime or another, and I think Bitcoin is the kind of global currency I’d like to see.”
— Amiti Uttarwar

SHOW DESCRIPTION

Location: Squadcast
Date: Thursday 17th September
Role: Bitcoin Core Developer

Due to the decentralised nature of Bitcoin, committing to becoming a full-time core developer comes with challenges. While the Bitcoin network is worth over $200 billion, there is no central development fund to ensure that developers are working full time on the protocol.

While there are numerous independent contributors, many developers rely on support from a growing number of companies such as Chaincode Labs, Blockstream, Lightning Labs and a handful of others who fund work on the protocol.

In this interview, I talk to Bitcoin Core Developer Amiti Uttarwar. We discuss her residency at Chaincode Labs, contributing to Bitcoin Core, working on open source projects and the blacklist controversy.

TIMESTAMPS

00:04:30: Introductions
00:05:42: Amiti's journey to Chaincode
00:12:23: Cloning the repository
00:15:12: The Chaincode residency
00:18:26: Peter explains "The offside rule"!
00:19:15: Amiti explains "Rebroadcasting"
00:23:00: The checking process for changes to the P2P network
00:25:19: What, how and when is something a BIP?
00:26:31: The Bitcoin protocol explained
00:28:29: How does Bitcoin Core adhere to the protocol
00:29:44: Bitcoin Core's review process
00:33:20: Schnorr and Taproot
00:36:30: After the Chaincode residency
00:38:03: Xapo
00:41:31: Amiti's thoughts on Bitcoin
00:48:29: Amiti summarises the change process on Bitcoin Core
00:50:45: Advice for how to become a Bitcoin Core developer/contributor
00:54:18: Future projects
00:56:34: Reaction to the blacklist to blocklist variable change
01:03:11: Toxicity versus conservatism
01:09:52: Final comments

 

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