Intro
I’ve become aware that people sometimes claim to be associated with or even call themselves “founders” of BTC Map. Luckily, there is an easy way to spot impostors.
BTC Map is an umbrella term covering two main efforts: gathering data and writing code to interact with that data.
Part 1: Data
People working on data are busy adding new merchants and re-verifying existing ones from time to time. This is a crucial task, and you can always see the most active contributors here:
https://btcmap.org/leaderboard
Part 2: Code
While having accurate data is crucial, users need a way to access it conveniently. BTC Map’s software infrastructure consists of:
- API (contributors)
- Web App (contributors)
- Android App (contributors)
Conclusion
Keep in mind that BTC Map has no legal entity, so there are obviously no founders or official representatives. If you want to avoid being scammed, you should contact the code or data maintainers in our public chats or public repos.