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MaelstromThe family office of former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes has awarded Jon Atack a one-year bitcoin Developer Grant. He is the second recipient of the grant. bitcoin-grant-program/”>Maelstrom Grant Program
Jon is a seasoned bitcoin Core contributor, having started in 2019. He was also recently appointed as a bitcoin Improvement Proposals (BIP) maintainer.
In a statement, Arthur Hayes said: “We hope that this financial support will allow Jon to focus on his work on bitcoin without worrying about income.” He stressed that the grant comes with no strings attached, giving Atack the freedom to work independently.
bitcoin's open source code relies on volunteer developers, so grants allow more contributors to work full-time. Proponents believe that having more funded developers benefits the bitcoin ecosystem.
Jon said: “I care about human freedom, decentralization of power, individual empowerment, privacy and personal sovereignty. bitcoin and open source software play a key role in fighting for these causes.”
Jon plans to spend the year reviewing proposals and changes to improve bitcoin Core and BIP. “bitcoin is not perfect. It needs more decentralization, continued monitoring, review, bug fixes, upgrades, maintenance, and improved robustness, performance, privacy, scalability, documentation, and user experience.”
Maelstrom aims to strengthen bitcoin through unconditional grants to developers like Atack. At the same time, it is also receiving funding from another organization, OpenSats.
