Compass Mining, a marketplace for Bitcoin mining hardware, has today announced that it will sponsor Bitcoin Core developer Jon Atack with a one year $80,000 donation. The donation is being provided through the Human Rights Foundation (HRF).
“As the largest and fastest growing retail-focused Bitcoin mining companies, we believe it’s essential for Compass to support the development of the protocol our entire industry is built on,” said Whit Gibbs, CEO of Compass Mining in a prepared statement.
He added that developers like Atack are integral to the growth of Bitcoin, saying the cryptocurrency’s development would “noticeably suffer” without them. “Our team is excited to build a relationship with Jon and support his important work,” he added.
Per Atack’s own website, he has previously been invited to join the Bitcoin Core team after 7 months of contributing by November 2019. He was also the recipient of a Square Crypto developer grant in March 2020—a grant whic
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