Bitcoin Built by People who need it most! Hosting BitDesigners, a Bitcoin-only design meetup. Join the Community- https://xitter.cf/t.co/fNUjirISrp
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Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
Most people hear "Lightning Network" and nod along without really knowing what it is.
No shame in that. It's one of those ideas that sounds more complicated than it is.
Here's the simple version. Bitcoin is the foundation, secure and final, but not built for buying coffee every day.
Lightning sits on top of it and handles fast, cheap, everyday payments, then settles back to Bitcoin when it's done.
Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
Join us today for our third class .
Working With Bitcoin SDK And APIs
Thursday, October 22 · 4:30 – 6:00pm
Time zone: Africa/Lagos
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: meet.google.com/zcd-nrbi-ujg
Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
Appreciate @eriklocalhost . Still learning, still building, and nowhere near done. 🚀
why african designers + bitcoin = the future. from @a_Iyanu_
youtu.be/UIcsBHLm3G8
Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
A little throwback to the Bitcoin Designers Meetup in Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪🖤💛
Design, Bitcoin, and community - brought together by BitDesigners Africa
Shoutout to everyone who showed up and made it special.
By African designers. For African designers.✨
#BitcoinDesign #NairobiDesigners #BitDesignersAfrica #Throwback
Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
Friday!
First session was all about design work. My main take was on predictability in design ie. If exit buttons are red in other sights maintain that 🙃.
Isn't easier to use a platform with a simple user interface than one that's complicated?
@hack4_freedom @DadaDevs
Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
From Bitcoin Core and wallet libraries to Lightning and mining protocols, this cohort is helping to strengthen the infrastructure behind everyday bitcoin use.
Learn more about all ten Q3 recipients:
Ansh, plebhash, and Leonardo were also recently featured in our piece on expanding Btrust’s long-term developer grants Across the Global Majority.
Read about the expansion: xitter.cf/btrustteam/status/2100…
Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
Congratulations to these rockstars and our new friends 🇧🇷🇮🇳🔥
From Bitcoin Core and wallet libraries to Lightning and mining protocols, this cohort is helping to strengthen the infrastructure behind everyday bitcoin use.
Learn more about all ten Q3 recipients:
Ansh, plebhash, and Leonardo were also recently featured in our piece on expanding Btrust’s long-term developer grants Across the Global Majority.
Read about the expansion: xitter.cf/btrustteam/status/2100…
Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
Rita is phenomenal technical mentor for Hack4freedom Lagos and helping to build the next generation of women builders in bitcoin
Congratulations @Camilla_rhi ✨🧡
Rita (@Camilla_rhi) is a developer based in Lagos 🇳🇬, focused on LDK Node.
LDK Node is a ready-to-use Lightning node library that helps developers add Lightning functionality to their applications.
With the long-term grant, Rita will work on making it more reliable and easier to integrate, helping developers build applications that support both on-chain and Lightning payments.
She is also an active member of @BitDevsLagos and a @btrust_builders pathway chaperone, supporting developers as they deepen their understanding of Bitcoin.
Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
We’re really proud to see some of our alumni among the recipients. 🧡
We’ll be running two more cohorts this year: Rust 🦀 for Bitcoiners and Language Clubs, both starting in October.
Learn more and apply to join us here: btrust.tech/builders/apply – at Nairobi, Kenya
We’re excited to announce the Q3 2026 Btrust developer grant recipients. 🚀
Ten Bitcoin open-source developers are receiving support: five starter grant recipients and five long-term open-source cohort members.
This quarter also marks an important first: Btrust developer grants are going directly to developers outside Africa. Through our recent expansion of long-term grants across the Global Majority, we’re now supporting developers in Brazil 🇧🇷 and India 🇮🇳.
Their work, alongside that of recipients in Nigeria 🇳🇬 and Kenya 🇰🇪, spans @bitcoincoreorg, mining ⛏️ infrastructure, Lightning⚡, wallet libraries, and privacy-preserving payments.
Meet the recipients and learn about their work:
Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
Not your keys, not your coins.”
But what does ownership actually mean in Bitcoin?
In my latest video, I break down one of the most important concepts every Bitcoin user should understand:
Check comment section for more insights
Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
Lightning isn’t just about speed. It’s about making Bitcoin usable everywhere. ⚡️₿
#Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #BTC #BitcoinLightning #Sats
Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
What exactly is Bitcoin?
In today’s episode of my Bitcoin visual storytelling series, I break down the definition of Bitcoin in a simple, visual way—because complex ideas deserve better explanations.
No jargon. No noise. Just Bitcoin, explained. – at Abuja, Nigeria
Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
Hey Bitdesigners fam 🧡
It’s been a minute since we did a proper check-in…….. how’s everyone doing? What are you currently designing or learning?
For anyone new (or anyone who needs the refresher), here’s a reminder of what this community is really about:
Who We Are
BitDesigners Africa exists to empower African designers to learn, grow, and build impactful Bitcoin products through education, collaboration, and open-source contributions.
We also partner with African Bitcoin companies as a design consultancy, helping them build products that are intuitive, accessible, and truly user-centered.
*What you will gain*
1.Bitcoin fundamentals from a designer’s lens
2.Practical UI/UX and product design growth
3.A real network of African designers building in Bitcoin
4.Feedback on your work from peers and experienced designers
5.Design challenges, workshops, and community events
6.Internship, freelance, and career opportunities
7.Real collaboration on real Bitcoin products
8.Room to grow into the designer shaping Bitcoin’s future
If you’ve been quiet lately, jump in drop what you’re working on, ask a question, or just say hi. This space is only as good as what we put into it.
Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
Great products don’t happen by accident,they’re designed with intention.
As co-founder of @bitdesigners , @thetimileyin has been growing a community of designers shaping better Bitcoin products. If you care about how design shapes adoption, join us for Citrusrate@2 Anniversary X Space.
Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
Getting your first pull request merged is a milestone, but it is rarely the point where the journey becomes easier.
If anything, it marks the beginning of deeper learning, greater responsibility, and continued contribution.
In this article, we spoke with our Head of Engineering @kelvinator05, and two long-term developer grantees, @sadeeq_ismaela and @engb_os, about what really changes after that first merge.
From navigating code reviews to finding your place within an open-source project, they reflect on the lessons that stayed with them long after their first contribution was accepted.
Read the full article below 👇:
Bitdesigners Africa retweeted
Matthew Adeyemi, founder of Bitdesigners Africa (@bitdesigners), talks to the Insider about the importance of design and how he is working on empowering African designers.