Bitcoin Magazine August 20, 2026

Open Source vs. Source-Available: What the Coldcard Failure Teaches About Bitcoin Software Incentives

Open Source vs. Source-Available: What the Coldcard Failure Teaches About Bitcoin Software Incentives

Bitcoin Magazine

Open Source vs. Source-Available: What the Coldcard Failure Teaches About Bitcoin Software Incentives

FOSS rests on four essential freedoms defined by the Free Software Foundation and the Open Source Initiative’s ten criteria. Licenses that withhold commercial rights, such as MIT plus Commons Clause, shrink the reviewer pool and shift the burden back onto the vendor.

This post Open Source vs. Source-Available: What the Coldcard Failure Teaches About Bitcoin Software Incentives first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Juan Galt.

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