<p>The progress is being tracked through the "<a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Improvement_Proposals" rel="nofollow">Bitcoin Improvement Proposal</a>".  There is a grid of several new features that may or may not make it into a future version of the client.</p>

<p><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0001" rel="nofollow">Learn about the BIP submission process here</a></p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2012-12-12T09:45:34.817Z
Improvements local to the reference client (or any client) that don't influence others will typically not be turned into BIPs.
Pieter Wuille
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2012-12-11T21:05:27.107Z
2012-12-11T21:05:27.107Z
makerofthings7
<p>The core developers are listed on <a href="http://bitcoin.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the main Bitcoin page</a>, while everyone that contributed code are listed on the <a href="https://bitcoin.org/en/development#bitcoin-core-contributors" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Development page</a>. Probably the most up-to-date info on what is happening with the code would be on the <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin" rel="nofollow noreferrer">GitHub repo</a>.</p>

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2012-12-06T20:17:42.947Z
Discussion on activities can be found on [SourceForge mailing list](http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=bitcoin-development).
klemen
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2012-12-08T00:16:15.097Z
And the #bitcoin-dev IRC channel on Freenode.
Stephen Gornick
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2012-12-06T08:21:41.473Z
2024-05-29T14:52:23.620Z
2024-05-29T14:52:23.620Z
ThePiachu
<p>I want to follow the most up to date developments of Bitcoin, (such as M of N transaction confirmation).</p>

<p>Who are the primary developers of Bitcoin and what is the most efficient way to track the progress of this and similar activities?</p>

<p>I'm interested in reading either a detailed activity view, or a high level bullet point of key developments.  Ideally someone would offer both information formats as an answer.</p>

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<p>A nice summary view would include the following ideas and a status on testnet and on the production network:</p>

<ul>
<li><p><a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=81378.0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">IPv6 support</a> </p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/2831/1878">Zero confirmation AKA miner promise</a></p></li>
</ul>

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Who are the key developers, and where can I follow their progress and decision making?
makerofthings7
# Who are the key developers, and where can I follow their progress and decision making?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-12-06)

I want to follow the most up to date developments of Bitcoin, (such as M of N transaction confirmation).

Who are the primary developers of Bitcoin and what is the most efficient way to track the progress of this and similar activities?

I'm interested in reading either a detailed activity view, or a high level bullet point of key developments. Ideally someone would offer both information formats as an answer.

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A nice summary view would include the following ideas and a status on testnet and on the production network:

* [IPv6 support](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=81378.0)
* [Zero confirmation AKA miner promise](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/2831/1878)

**Tags:** development, news-coverage, testnet, multi-signature


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2012-12-06. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

The core developers are listed on [the main Bitcoin page](http://bitcoin.org/), while everyone that contributed code are listed on the [Development page](https://bitcoin.org/en/development#bitcoin-core-contributors). Probably the most up-to-date info on what is happening with the code would be on the [GitHub repo](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin).

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Discussion on activities can be found on [SourceForge mailing list](http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_name=bitcoin-development).  
> **username_4**: And the #bitcoin-dev IRC channel on Freenode.  

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### Answer by username_0 on 2012-12-11. Score: 0

The progress is being tracked through the "[Bitcoin Improvement Proposal](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_Improvement_Proposals)". There is a grid of several new features that may or may not make it into a future version of the client.

[Learn about the BIP submission process here](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/BIP_0001)

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Improvements local to the reference client (or any client) that don't influence others will typically not be turned into BIPs.  

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