21 in 21: David Gumberg on the Chaincode ₿OSS Challenge and Becoming a Bitcoin Core Contributor

About this episode

David Gumberg discusses his journey into Bitcoin and contributions to Bitcoin Core.

Haley Berkoe sits down with David Gumberg, a Bitcoin Core contributor at Localhost , a bitcoin-focused research center in the Bay Area. David shares how he got into bitcoin, what pushed him from curiosity to contribution, and how completing the Chaincode ₿OSS Challenge in 2024 helped him make the leap to contributing to Bitcoin Core full time. They also dig into what he’s focused on now in Core: Compact Block Relay, block propagation times, and why improving network latency can make mining more fair for smaller miners. bosschallenge.xyz (applications due Dec 31) github.com/davidgumberg x.com/ChaincodeLabs x.com/lclhostresearch x.com/HBerkoe

People in this episode

Host: Haley Berkoe

Guest: David Gumberg

Topics covered

• Bitcoin
• technology
• network latency
• block propagation
• mining
• contribution

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• Core contributor
• Chaincode ₿OSS Challenge
• Compact Block Relay
• network latency
• mining fairness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bitcoin Core, Chaincode ₿OSS Challenge, Localhost

Places: Bay Area

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