Non-profit organization decentralizing #Bitcoin development in Africa and the Global Majority
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2025 was a defining year for Btrust.
After several years of experimentation and learning alongside communities, this year marked the beginning of a more structured phase focused on strengthening the systems that support Bitcoin open‑source developers across the Global Majority.
Here’s a look at what we built and learnt throughout the year: xitter.gq/i/status/2042276615846…
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How do developers find bugs they don’t already know to look for?
Even when software passes its tests, an unusual input can expose a problem no one anticipated. Fuzz testing helps developers explore those possibilities by repeatedly generating and modifying inputs, looking for crashes, errors, and broken assumptions.
In our latest article, Btrust grantee @_frankomosh shares insights from his fuzz testing work, helping explain how the process works, why it matters for Bitcoin, and what it takes to turn a failure into a useful finding.
Read the article here 👇🏾 xitter.gq/btrustteam/status/2119…
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We are excited to announce Abubakar Nur Khalil @ihate1999 as one of the speakers at the Africa Bitcoin Conference in Blantyre, Malawi.
Abubakar Nur Khalil is a Nigerian Bitcoin core contributor and CEO of Btrust. He is one of the leading voices shaping the continent’s Bitcoin ecosystem, and also serves as CEO of Recursive Capital, a Bitcoin-focused venture fund fueling innovative projects across the global Bitcoin landscape.
Through his leadership at Btrust, he drives initiatives that empower developers in the Global Majority with training and mentorship, helping cultivate the next generation of Bitcoin builders.
Beyond his technical and community-building work, Abubakar contributes to Forbes Digital Assets, where he shares thoughtful analysis on Bitcoin’s evolution and highlights key developments within Africa’s growing Bitcoin space.
Don’t miss any of his sessions at ABC2026.
Get your ABC2026 tickets and secure your pass today.
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We’re bringing our Bootcamp to Dakar 🇸🇳
Africa Free Routing in partnership with Dakar Bitcoin Days, is proud to announce the Dakar Lightning Developer Bootcamp, five intensive days of Bitcoin and Lightning building in Senegal.
Register now:
freerouting.africa/dakar-lig…
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Meet @sadeeq_ismaela , the Bitcoin Core dev dedicated to keeping the network running smoothly and mentoring the next generation of contributors. ⚙️
Since joining 2140 from Nigeria last year, he has been delving deep on fee estimation, mempool policy, mining IPC and much more. ⛏️
📖 Read his Dev Spotlight here and see what he’s up to next: 2140blog.substack.com/p/dev-…
We’re on at the proof of work stage at @bitcoinconfams.📍
@ihate1999, @sadeeq_ismaela, and Rob Netzke are discussing how newcomers can find their way into Bitcoin open-source development, including the different skills, communities, mentorship opportunities, and practical pathways that can help turn curiosity into meaningful contributions.
At Btrust, we believe the future of Bitcoin open-source development depends on strong local communities where developers can learn, question and build together. BitDevs is one such community, and its latest Lagos meetup brought together developers, researchers and Bitcoin enthusiasts for a discussion led by @TChileta, Lead Organizer of @BitDevsLagos
The session examined stranded miners and the economics of Bitcoin mining before turning to AI attacks in Bitcoin. As with every BitDevs meetup, the discussion was shaped as much by the questions from the room as by the presentation itself.
BitDevs Lagos is part of a network of more than 20 Btrust-supported BitDevs locations across Africa, the largest on the continent.
To find a chapter near you, visit btrust.tech/bitdevs
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We are pleased to announce Luis Schwab @luisschwab_ as one of the speakers at the Africa Bitcoin Conference in Blantyre, Malawi.
Luis Schwab is a Brazilian developer working on BDK and Floresta. His main focus lies in embedding a bitcoin node inside wallet applications, helping increase user sovereignty and privacy through local wallet synching and validation.
Don’t miss any of his sessions at ABC2026.
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Meet @Eunovo9 , the Bitcoin Core contributor driving Silent Payments implementation. 🐦
📖 From Benin City to Amsterdam, learn more about his journey from a fellowship program to a full-time career at 2140 through his Dev Spotlight on our Substack:
2140blog.substack.com/p/dev-…
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We are excited to announce Lorena Ortiz @EsLorenaOrtiz as one of the speakers at the Africa Bitcoin Conference in Blantyre, Malawi.
Lorena Ortiz is Head of Marketing at ISMOS (formerly Librería de Satoshi), which offers technical education in Bitcoin and the sciences beneath it and has trained devs across more than 40 countries since 2021.
Lorena founded Bitcoin Embassy Bar in Mexico City and led community growth across Latin American countries for Fedi. Her focus is on why people adopt Bitcoin, and how to build communities that make it stick.
Don’t miss any of her sessions at ABC2026.
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Thank you to our growing contributor community for making these releases possible, and to @btrustteam @HRF @OpenSats @spiral_xyz @Vinteum_org for supporting the people building and maintaining SV2.
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We are pleased to announce Tobechi Chukwuleta @TChileta as one of the speakers at the Africa Bitcoin Conference in Blantyre, Malawi.
Tobechi is a software engineer contributing to BTCPay Server, an open-source Bitcoin payment processor. He focuses on building payment integrations and developing plugins and extensions that help merchants accept Bitcoin across several e-commerce platforms.
Through his work on BTCPay and its ecosystem, Tobechi is helping transform global commerce by making Bitcoin payments more accessible. His contributions are supported by a grant from Btrust, enabling him to work full-time on open-source Bitcoin development.
Don’t miss any of his sessions at ABC2026.
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Our team will be be attending and speaking at this year’s edition of @bitcoinconfams 🇳🇱.
Bitcoin Amsterdam brings together developers, entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and community builders from across the global bitcoin ecosystem to exchange ideas, explore emerging developments, and discuss the future of bitcoin.
Tomorrow, @ihate1999 and @sadeeq_ismaela will take the stage alongside Rob Netzke for a discussion on getting started in Bitcoin open-source development.
Later in the day, @ihate1999 will take the Treasury Stage to explore the priorities, principles, and trade-offs shaping bitcoin’s future, from individual sovereignty to mainstream adoption, and whether the community needs a shared vision or room for disagreement.
We’re looking forward to meeting fellow builders and members of the wider Bitcoin community, exchanging ideas, and exploring opportunities to build together.
See you there! – at Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Contributing to open source involves more than knowing how to write code.
Developers entering an established project have to learn how to navigate unfamiliar codebases, communicate with maintainers, respond to feedback, and work with people who may be contributing from different parts of the world.
They also discover that meaningful contributions don't always begin with writing code. Testing, documentation, bug reports and community support all play a role in keeping open-source projects moving.
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NEW: 🇳🇬 BitDrum (@usebitdrum) wins the DevFest Kaduna Bitcoin Build-a-thon.
The Bitcoin wallet, built by a Kaduna-based team, took first place out of 21 teams at the Btrust-sponsored hackathon, with winners announced at DevFest Kaduna.
Read More: bitcoinnews.africa/bitdrum-w…
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We are excited to announce Sadeeq Ismail @sadeeq_ismaela as one of the speakers at the Africa Bitcoin Conference in Blantyre, Malawi.
Sadeeq Ismail is a software engineer from Nigeria. Currently an active Bitcoin Core contributor supported by Btrust.
Don’t miss any of his sessions at ABC2026.
Get your ABC2026 tickets and secure your pass today.
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It’s easy to tell yourself you need to learn a little more before you’re ready. One more course, one more book, then you’ll start.
@nkatha_kk knows that feeling. She was learning, building, and showing up in Bitcoin communities, but contributing to open source still felt like something she needed to prepare for.
Things began to change when she picked an issue, asked questions, and worked through the feedback. Her first contribution took two months, and helped her see that she could learn by doing.
In our latest grantee spotlight, Nkatha shares her journey to contributing to @braidpool ⛏️ and becoming a Btrust grantee, alongside the people and lessons that helped her keep going.
If you’ve been waiting to feel ready, her story might be the encouragement you need to take that first step.
Read it below 👇
