So, there's this grant program available for Bitcoin developers, and it looks pretty interesting. Basically, they're offering funding between $50,000 and $150,000 for projects that can contribute to the Bitcoin ecosystem. If you're a dev or know someone who's working on something innovative in this space, it might be worth checking out.
You can find all the details and apply for the grant on their website. It's a great opportunity to get some financial support for your work in crypto.
Thanks for sharing but what I dislike from this information, this grant is
Payment will be in either bitcoin, USDC or USDT.
It should be in bitcoin only, the only option for the grant. It's grant for Bitcoin developers who truly believe in Bitcoin, its future and work for Bitcoin development. So it make very little sense to award them in either USDC or USDT.
Ironic how some of these bitcoin dev will opt for USDC or USDT to avoid volatility I guessed though, but I still don`t see it as an excuse since they`re trying improve the bitcoin network.
As long as it will get people do useful development (which may be hard to define well from start) and as long as it's not abused (by asking for some odd implementation), I find it nice and welcome.
We should not have certain expectations from developers on how they will spend the money (and subsequently what coin they prefer). Let's be constructive!
It's hard to imagine they consider editing Bitcoin Wiki as part of technical development. Although i certainly hope they'll consider Bitcoin Core documentation as part of their grant.
I don't see anything wrong by choosing USDT/USDC, especially when they have many responsibility (such as feed their family) or need some financial stability. Besides, improving Bitcoin network or protocol doesn't always increase Bitcoin price. Taproot isn't mention much on general media news, even less than Ordinal.