Andrew Chow (achow101)

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Andrew Chow is a Bitcoin Core developer at Chaincode Labs specializing in wallet infrastructure. He created the Hardware Wallet Interface (HWI), authored BIP174 (PSBT — Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions), and led the migration to descriptor-based wallets in Bitcoin Core, significantly improving hardware wallet interoperability.

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Role: Bitcoin Core Developer, Chaincode Labs
Twitter: achow101
Known For: Hardware Wallet Interface (HWI), BIP174 PSBT, Descriptor wallets in Bitcoin Core
Nationality: American
Twitter Handle: achow101

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