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Nov 2020

1h 19m

SLP229 John Newbery - Brink: Bitcoin Dev...

About this episode

John Newbery joins me to talk about his new bitcoin research and development center, Brink. John is a regular Bitcoin Core contributor, works on Bitcoin Optech, started PR Review Club, and mentors new bitcoin core developers. In this show we talk:

Why Brink
Priorities for development
Mentoring new developers
Bitcoin development culture

John Newbery links:

Twitter: @Jfnewbery
Site: Brink.dev

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