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

<p>Haley Berkoe sits down with David Gumberg, a Bitcoin Core contributor at <a href="http://Localhost">Localhost</a>, 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.</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p><a href="http://bosschallenge.xyz">bosschallenge.xyz</a> (applications due Dec 31) </p>

<p>github.com/davidgumberg </p>

<p>x.com/ChaincodeLabs </p>

<p>x.com/lclhostresearch </p>

<p>x.com/HBerkoe</p>