Topic: [ANN] BitPay Hires Bitcoin Core-Developer Jeff Garzik - page 3. (Read 6712 times)
Congrats, guys. The more talented devs spending all of their time on bitcoin, the better.
Well done. Congratulations to BitPay and Jeff Garzik 
Congrats both of you! Sounds like a win win!
Surely can only be a good thing for BTC to have one of the core devs involved with Bitcoin full time, even if it is on the commercial end of things. Congrats to BitPay and Jeff Garzik!
Cool! Bitpay should be making some awesome stuff then!
I don't know if I should be scared of or happy for bitpay. I hope Jeff signed like an independent clause in his contract otherwise, I can see the genius of having your own core developer, in your pocket.
http://uptweet.com/viewStory?id=1257
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ATLANTA -- May 14, 2013 -- BitPay Inc, the world’s leading payment processor for bitcoin, announces it has hired Bitcoin core-developer Jeff Garzik. Jeff has been working part-time on Bitcoin for the past three years, contributing to the core Bitcoin protocol, while he worked full-time for Red Hat in North Carolina. The job at BitPay will allow him to work full-time on Bitcoin, BitPay, and related open-source projects to benefit the Bitcoin community.
“BitPay recognizes the need for more resources and developments in the core Bitcoin protocol, especially in the areas of scalability and reliability,” says Tony Gallippi, co-founder and CEO of BitPay. “We strongly encourage other Bitcoin companies to do the same, either through crowdfunding efforts or direct contracts, grants, or scholarships.”
“BitPay recognizes the need for more resources and developments in the core Bitcoin protocol, especially in the areas of scalability and reliability,” says Tony Gallippi, co-founder and CEO of BitPay. “We strongly encourage other Bitcoin companies to do the same, either through crowdfunding efforts or direct contracts, grants, or scholarships.”
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