🚀 Teen Awarded Bitcoin Scholarship for Core Code Contributions
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According to PANews, 17-year-old Ishaana Misra has been awarded the inaugural Bitcoin Scholarship by New York's Chaincode Labs, making her the youngest core code contributor in Bitcoin's 15-year history. The scholarship was awarded from a pool of 232 global applicants and covers her tuition for one year, with the possibility of annual renewal to support her entire undergraduate education.
Misra began programming at the age of 12 and entered the Bitcoin field after reading the Bitcoin white paper before high school. Through self-study, she learned C++ and transitioned from running nodes to contributing to the Bitcoin Core codebase. Misra noted that the Bitcoin community values work results over age, creating a welcoming environment for young developers.
Adam Jonas, CEO of Chaincode Labs, stated that the scholarship aims to encourage young individuals to engage in Bitcoin open-source development and provide them with the necessary experience and educational support.#Bitcoin #Scholarship #CoreCodeContributor #ChaincodeLabs #IshaanaMisra #OpenSourceDevelopment #YoungDevelopers #Cplusplus #BTC
🚀 Bitcoin Core Passes Third-Party Security Audit with High Marks
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According to PANews, Bitcoin Core has successfully completed its first third-party security audit, confirming the software's maturity and security in safeguarding the Bitcoin network. The audit was conducted by French security firm Quarkslab, commissioned by the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) and implemented on behalf of Bitcoin Core development funding organization Brink.
The audit spanned 104 days from May to September, focusing on the project's most sensitive components, particularly the P2P layer and block validation logic. Despite the extensive codebase, which includes over 200,000 lines of C++ code and more than 1,200 deployed test cases, auditors found Bitcoin Core to be "highly mature and thoroughly tested."
No high or medium severity vulnerabilities were discovered, only two low severity issues and several improvement suggestions related mainly to fuzz testing tools and test coverage. These findings did not affect the consensus mechanism, denial-of-service resistance, or transaction validation.#BitcoinCore #SecurityAudit #Quarkslab #OSTIF #OpenSource #P2P #BlockValidation #BitcoinNetwork #Cplusplus #Security #FuzzTesting #TransactionValidation #DenialOfService #BitcoinDevelopment #BTC