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Btrust 2024 In Review
A recap of Btrust's 2024 milestones in decentralizing Bitcoin development in Africa and the Global South and impactful grants and education support for Africa, LATAM, and India.
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Final Call: Applications for Btrust Builders’ 2025 ₿OSS Cohort Close Next Week
Btrust Builders, in collaboration with Chaincode Labs, is issuing a final call for applications to the 2025 Builders January Cohort. This part-time, three-month, fully remote program is designed to identify and push passionate software developers in Africa to contribute to Bitcoin open-source software (₿OSS). Applications are now open, and developers
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Announcing the Q4 2024 Btrust Grant Recipients
We are excited to announce the Q4 2024 recipients of Btrust grants. This quarter, Abdullahi Yunus has been awarded the Starter Grant, while Enigbe Ochekliye and Tobechi Chukwuleta will transition to the Btrust Open-Source Cohort.
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Announcing the new Btrust Engineering Lead
We are happy to announce that Kelvin Isievwore has been selected as our new Engineering Lead
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Announcing the Btrust Developer Day at the Africa Bitcoin Conference
GLOBAL, September 20, 2024 — Btrust, a non-profit organization focused on decentralizing the development of Bitcoin software, is partnering with the Africa Bitcoin Conference 2024 to present the ‘Btrust Developer Day’. The Btrust Developer Day will take place on December 8, 2024, at the JW Marriott Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. The
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Announcing the Q3, 2024 Btrust Grant Recipients to Drive Open-Source Bitcoin Development
GLOBAL, Aug 16, 2024 — We are proud to announce the recipients of its Q3 Starter Grants and new members of the Btrust Open-Source Cohort. These grants highlight our dedication to expanding the pool of skilled contributors to Bitcoin's open-source ecosystem from the Global South. The Btrust Starter Grant
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Commencement of the Btrust Builders Fellowship, January 2024 Cohort
GLOBAL, Jan 19, 2024 — Btrust Builders is excited to announce the commencement of its January 2024 fellowship cohort. The cohort, consisting of 55 carefully selected fellows, is set to kick off on Monday, the 22nd of January 2024. These participants have successfully gone through the rigorous code challenge and faculty
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The Build for Africa Hackathon: Tips for Choosing the Right Idea
Are you ready to build innovative solutions tailored to the unique challenges faced by Africans? Welcome aboard the Build for Africa Bitcoin and Lightning Hackathon train! As you prepare to dive into building, we want to share some valuable insights to help you choose the right idea to enter for
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The “Build For Africa” hackathon opens registrations for the 2023 edition
The “Build For Africa” hackathon is a virtual hackathon for anyone interested in building innovative applications and tools to solve African problems powered by Bitcoin and the Lightning network. Organized by Btrust Builders in partnership with the Africa Bitcoin Conference 2023, the hackathon will serve as a launchpad for collaborative
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Btrust Acquires African Bitcoin Developer Training Company, Qala
Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey-funded Bitcoin Non-profit Acquires Qala to Build Next Generation of Open-Source Bitcoin Developers GLOBAL, Sept 5, 2024 — Btrust, a non-profit organisation which exists to decentralise the development of Bitcoin software, has today announced its acquisition of Qala, the leading organisation training the next generation of African Bitcoin
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Transforming Africa’s Engagement With Bitcoin
Originally Published On TechCabal Note: Following Btrust's aquisition of Qala on Sept 5, 2023, Qala is now known as Btrust Builders. For many African software developers, the pathway to a career as a Bitcoin developer is not clear, and so it remains an unexplored possibility. This is the
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Btrust Announces Africa Open Source Cohort to Decentralise Bitcoin FOSS
The cohort includes the first Btrust open source grant beneficiary and marks the initiation of Btrust’s unique approach to responsibly introducing newcomers to the Bitcoin open source ecosystem. As of August, 2024, the Africa Open Source Cohort is now known as the Btrust Open Source Cohort. WEST AFRICA, July