Today I will not come to write about the price action, as I wanted to share information related to the problems that Bitcoin has been facing since its future is in the hands of four programmers, and some of them are retiring.
According to information disclosed in the portal "Xataka" by columnist Enrique Perez, the future of Bitcoin seems uncertain to stay updated and active, since after more than nine years as the main developer, Van der Laan left the Bitcoin Core repository on Github last February.
It should be emphasized that not only was this a major loss, it is also representative of the current state of the Bitcoin Core network. Right now, there are only four active maintainers left. And much of the bug fixing and updates depend on them.
To tell the truth four programmers to check Bitcoin's secrets, the Wall Street Journal describes how Bitcoin Core maintenance works. A group of almost unknown programmers are in charge of secretly correcting possible security flaws and modifying the project's code.
According to Perez, these developers are in charge of ensuring that the Bitcoin code is updated and compatible with the latest versions of operating systems, as well as that they are adapted to the volume of transactions required.
Although it is an open project and open source, the work of these maintainers is considered essential for the proper functioning of the network, in terms of the numerous casualties in recent years. Van der Laan spent more time as lead developer of Bitcoin Core than Satoshi himself. But in addition to him, several maintainers have left the network in the last two years.
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Xataka Bitcoin needs help: its future lies in the hands of four programmers and they are increasingly burnt out. Link
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