In this episode, Pavlenex joins Stephan to discuss the strategic importance of funding open source in the Bitcoin ecosystem. They explore how open source support benefits companies, the stages of open source project development, and recent updates on Stratum V2 and BTCPay Server.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro

(01:09) - Open source is not philanthropy

(05:07) - Reaction to MARA Foundation’s initiative

(06:40) - Stages of open source projects

(11:51) - The necessity of economic incentives

(16:42) - AI's impact on open source contributions

(19:48) - “Upstream decisions, downstream impact”

(24:33) - Open source as a complement to R&D

(28:46) - Navigating corporate funding & control

(31:14) - Identifying & supporting the right projects

(35:56) - Directed grants vs Open grants

(39:55) - The importance of supporting open source

(42:41) - Updates on Stratum V2

(47:02) - Updates on BTCPay Server

(48:47) - What is the Samrock protocol for BTCPay?

Links: 

• https://x.com/pavlenex 

• https://x.com/pavlenex/status/2049122238033531339 

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