John Newbery – Founder & Director, Brink – CopperCasts Ep 015

Many people think of Bitcoin as a 'finished product’ that does not require technical improvements. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Today, it is estimated that there are around 20-30 developers fixing bugs, improving performance and adding new features to Bitcoin. 

Episode 15 of CopperCasts welcomes John Newbery, one such developer who for over five years has been working on enhancing the security of the most sophisticated software of our time.

In 2020, John founded Brink, a non-profit organisation that supports Bitcoin’s open source developer community and has already funded six developers through its grants and fellowship programs. 

In this fascinating conversation with Tyler, John explains the inner workings of bitcoin core development, highlights the challenges that Brink is tackling and also describes Bitcoin’s upgrade path.

Make sure to check out John’s Show & Tell on our Youtube channel where he unpacks how Brink is contributing to Bitcoin’s long-term success in a 3min explainer.

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