Sjors Provoost
Individuals
Sjors Provoost is a Dutch Bitcoin Core developer known for his work on testing, code review, and maintenance of the Bitcoin Core codebase. He is the author of "Bitcoin: A Work in Progress," a technical book tracking Bitcoin's ongoing protocol development. Provoost is also a co-host of the "Bitcoin, Explained" podcast alongside Aaron van Wirdum, making complex Bitcoin development accessible to a broad audience. He is based in the Netherlands and has been contributing to Bitcoin Core since 2017.
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- Role
- Bitcoin Core Developer
- Known For
- Bitcoin Core contributor; author of 'Bitcoin: A Work in Progress'; co-host of Bitcoin, Explained podcast
- Nationality
- Dutch
- Twitter Handle
- provoost
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