Author: Jeff Garzik 2014-07-15 08:23:40
Published on: 2014-07-15T08:23:40+00:00
In an email exchange on July 15, 2014, Wladimir expressed his opinion that encouraging the use of payment protocol and deprecating the use of addresses is the best way forward, not just for security reasons. However, Jeff Garzik, a Bitcoin core developer and open-source evangelist, pointed out major gaps in the payment protocol's coverage. Several deployed use cases rely on addresses provided by APIs, with incoming payments arriving over extended periods of time.
Updated on: 2023-06-09T00:52:08.433205+00:00