I'm joined by guests [Sjors Provoost]( https://twitter.com/provoost ), [James O'Beirne]( https://twitter.com/jamesob ) & [Mike Schmidt]( https://twitter.com/bitschmidty ) to discuss Bitcoin Core development.
**Discussion Topics:**
* 00:00:52 Guest introductions
* 00:07:48 The beginning of Bitcoin development
* 00:12:08 Modern Bitcoin development
* 00:12:57 The process for making basic changes to Bitcoin
* 00:23:35 Who decides what gets worked on?
* 00:39:05 Who chooses what gets merged?
* 00:46:31 BIPs
* 01:00:03 Is Github centralisation a risk?
* 01:05:27 Activation methods
* 01:28:30 Improving Bitcoin development and visibility/perception of development
* 01:49:35 Audience questions
**Notes & Resources:**
* [Bitcoincore.org]( https://bitcoincore.org/ )
* [Bitcoin Github Repo]( https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin )
* [Bitcoin Optech Newsletter]( https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/ )
* [Contributing to Bitcoin Core]( https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md )
* [Bitcoin: A Work in Progress]( https://www.btcwip.com/ )
* [Bitcoin, Explained]( https://podcast.sprovoost.nl/@nado/episodes )
**Links & Contacts:**
* Website: https://bitcoin.review/Podcast
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitcoinreviewhq
* NVK Twitter: https://twitter.com/nvk
* Telegram: https://t.me/BitcoinReviewPod
* Email: producer@coinkite.com
* Nostr & LN:âš¡nvk@nvk.org (not an email!)
_**Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-25/**_