@hebastoCurrent employee
- PRs merged
- 348
- Internal authors supported
- 17
- Currently active authors
- 7
- First merge
- Apr 19, 2021
- Last merge
- Aug 5, 2026
Active leadEarly maintainer
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Bitcoin Core
Bitcoin Core is an open source project that maintains and releases the Bitcoin Core client software, a direct descendant of the original Bitcoin software released by Satoshi Nakamoto. It provides full-node software for validating the Bitcoin blockchain along with a built-in wallet, and maintains related software such as the libsecp256k1 cryptography library.
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11 current maintainers11 active leads3 new active leads1 lead step-down
Maintainer signals as of Aug 10, 2026
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This view starts from the canonical internal-employee model. A maintainer is an internal employee who merged at least one pull request in a non-fork repository; external contributors, bots, and PR authors are not treated as causal. Active leads have merged within the last three months.
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Current maintainers
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Signals as of Aug 10, 2026github.com/bitcoin-core
Maintainers (24)
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@achow101Current employee
- PRs merged
- 206
- Internal authors supported
- 17
- Currently active authors
- 8
- First merge
- Feb 15, 2018
- Last merge
- Aug 5, 2026
Active leadEarly maintainer
Internal authors whose PRs they merged
@theStackCurrent employee
- PRs merged
- 3
- Internal authors supported
- 1
- Currently active authors
- 1
- First merge
- Jul 17, 2026
- Last merge
- Aug 4, 2026
Active lead
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@maflckoCurrent employee
- PRs merged
- 195
- Internal authors supported
- 17
- Currently active authors
- 9
- First merge
- Apr 15, 2016
- Last merge
- Aug 4, 2026
Active leadEarly maintainer
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@ryanofskyCurrent employee
- PRs merged
- 43
- Internal authors supported
- 5
- Currently active authors
- 4
- First merge
- Jul 2, 2019
- Last merge
- Aug 3, 2026
Active leadEarly maintainer
Open GitHub profile ↗@real-or-randomCurrent employee
- PRs merged
- 244
- Internal authors supported
- 11
- Currently active authors
- 6
- First merge
- Aug 17, 2019
- Last merge
- Aug 3, 2026
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@fjahrCurrent employee
- PRs merged
- 0
- Internal authors supported
- 0
- Currently active authors
- 0
- First merge
- Jan 24, 2024
- Last merge
- Aug 3, 2026
Active leadEarly maintainer
Open GitHub profile ↗@kallewoofCurrent employee
- PRs merged
- 1
- Internal authors supported
- 1
- Currently active authors
- 0
- First merge
- Dec 13, 2017
- Last merge
- Jul 26, 2026
Active leadEarly maintainer
Internal authors whose PRs they merged
@fanquakeCurrent employee
- PRs merged
- 705
- Internal authors supported
- 18
- Currently active authors
- 9
- First merge
- Jan 31, 2018
- Last merge
- Jul 23, 2026
Active lead
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@seditedCurrent employee
- PRs merged
- 9
- Internal authors supported
- 5
- Currently active authors
- 5
- First merge
- Jan 9, 2026
- Last merge
- Jul 9, 2026
Active lead
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@dergoeggeCurrent employee
- PRs merged
- 17
- Internal authors supported
- 3
- Currently active authors
- 2
- First merge
- Jan 3, 2024
- Last merge
- Jun 10, 2026
Active lead
Open GitHub profile ↗@sipaFormer employee
- PRs merged
- 135
- Internal authors supported
- 11
- Currently active authors
- 5
- First merge
- Sep 29, 2013
- Last merge
- Jan 26, 2026
Early maintainer
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@jonasnickFormer employee
- PRs merged
- 105
- Internal authors supported
- 8
- Currently active authors
- 4
- First merge
- Aug 18, 2019
- Last merge
- Jan 11, 2026
Internal authors whose PRs they merged
@glozowFormer employee
- PRs merged
- 94
- Internal authors supported
- 9
- Currently active authors
- 7
- First merge
- Mar 15, 2023
- Last merge
- Dec 9, 2025
Internal authors whose PRs they merged
@laanwjFormer employee
- PRs merged
- 263
- Internal authors supported
- 16
- Currently active authors
- 8
- First merge
- Sep 12, 2013
- Last merge
- Apr 12, 2025
Early maintainer
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@luke-jrFormer employee
- PRs merged
- 3
- Internal authors supported
- 3
- Currently active authors
- 2
- First merge
- Jun 25, 2013
- Last merge
- Dec 7, 2022
@hardingFormer employee
- PRs merged
- 32
- Internal authors supported
- 7
- Currently active authors
- 3
- First merge
- Jan 17, 2016
- Last merge
- Feb 2, 2022
Internal authors whose PRs they merged
@dongcarlFormer employee
- PRs merged
- 4
- Internal authors supported
- 2
- Currently active authors
- 2
- First merge
- May 26, 2021
- Last merge
- Jun 5, 2021
Early maintainer
Open GitHub profile ↗@instagibbsFormer employee
- PRs merged
- 9
- Internal authors supported
- 1
- Currently active authors
- 1
- First merge
- Aug 29, 2019
- Last merge
- Mar 2, 2021
Internal authors whose PRs they merged
@jonasschnelliFormer employee
- PRs merged
- 26
- Internal authors supported
- 8
- Currently active authors
- 3
- First merge
- Aug 18, 2017
- Last merge
- Feb 5, 2021
Internal authors whose PRs they merged
Maintainer Movements (2)
@harding moved lead merge authority to Bitcoin Optech.
Confirmed Oct 19, 2022 · Observed
Last source merge Feb 2, 2022 · First destination merge Oct 19, 2022
@TheBlueMatt moved lead merge authority to Blockstream.
Confirmed Oct 22, 2014 · Observed · Early maintainer
Last source merge Dec 16, 2011 · First destination merge Oct 22, 2014