Maelstrom, the household workplace of former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes, has awarded Jon Atack a one-year Bitcoin developer grant. He’s the second recipient of Maelstrom’s grant program supporting open-source Bitcoin builders.
Jon is an skilled contributor to Bitcoin Core, having began in 2019. He was additionally just lately made a maintainer of Bitcoin Enchancment Proposals (BIPs).
In an announcement, Arthur Hayes mentioned, “We hope this monetary help permits Jon to concentrate on his work on Bitcoin with out worrying about earnings.” He emphasised the grant’s no-strings-attached nature, giving Atack freedom to work independently.
Bitcoin’s open-source codebase relies on voluntary builders, so grants assist allow extra contributors to work full-time. Proponents imagine having extra funded builders advantages Bitcoin’s ecosystem.
Jon mentioned, “I am involved about human freedom, decentralization of energy, particular person empowerment, privateness and self-sovereignty. Bitcoin and open supply software program play a key half in striving for these causes.”
He plans to spend the yr reviewing proposals and modifications to enhance Bitcoin Core and BIPs. Jon said, “Bitcoin is not excellent. It wants additional decentralization, continued vigilance, assessment, bug-fixing, updates, upkeep, and improved robustness, efficiency, privateness, scaling, documentation and consumer expertise.”
Maelstrom goals to strengthen Bitcoin by way of no-strings grants to builders like Atack. Concurrently, he’s additionally receiving funding from one other group, OpenSats.
