[Analysis] ‘Building’ Bitcoin’s software just got a bit more trustless - Alyssa Hertig
Compiling and running Bitcoin's source code (or any blockchain protocols code) requires a bit of trust, like it or not, explains CoinDesk's Alyssa Hertig. But a recent code change could help. Featuring container software Guix, code was recently merged into the most popular bitcoin implementation, Bitcoin Core, meaning it’s now ready for any users to test. This change could help to limit trust in code downloaded from operating system Ubuntu during the building process. Last month, the main developer behind this project, Carl Dong tweeted:
“It’s been quite a journey, but #Guix support for deterministic, bootstrappable Bitcoin Core builds has landed in master.”
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