Gloria Zhao

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Gloria Zhao is a Bitcoin Core developer and maintainer who joined the project in 2021 after receiving a Brink grant. She is best known for her work on package relay and mempool policy, which lays the groundwork for more reliable Lightning Network fee bumping. Zhao is one of the few women to become a Bitcoin Core maintainer and has become an important voice in Bitcoin protocol development, focused on improving the reliability and efficiency of transaction propagation.

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Role: Bitcoin Core Developer and Maintainer
Twitter: glozow
Known For: Package relay, mempool policy, BIP contributor, Brink grantee
Nationality: American
Bitcoin Since: 2021
Twitter Handle: glozow

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