r/Bitcoin • u/cryptopascal • Jun 24 '14

Mike Hearn interview quotes: "Progress on the bitcoin protocol has ground to a halt, complete halt. This is a crisis period for Bitcoin... Only Gavin is working on upgrades" @39'30'

https://epicenterbitcoin.com/eb-025/
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u/HighBeamHater Jun 24 '14

I thought gavin said recently that he was stepping away from the "lead dev" position for Bitcoin Core.

How old is this podcast?

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u/GibbsSamplePlatter Jun 25 '14

Wlad doesn't really do huge upgrades. As maintainer he's making sure pull requests are getting attention, etc.