According to Cryptopolitan, Bitcoin Core developer Gloria Zhao has resigned from her role as Bitcoin Core maintainer and revoked her signing keys. This does not affect Bitcoin's consensus rules, network security, or transaction processing. Zhao was primarily responsible for mempool and transaction relay work; her departure is a common adjustment within the open-source community. Multiple verifications show that she did not participate in the 2015 MIT funding phase and has no direct connection to Epstein-related funds.