Who I learn from, and want to help.

People and projects doing great work in Bitcoin. What they do, and what I'm learning from them.

Funding open-source developers

• Btrust

  Funds and trains Bitcoin open-source developers across Africa and the Global South. BitDevs Kisumu's sponsor.
  Me: Apply for a starter grant once I meet the bar.

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• Brink

  Funds and mentors Bitcoin protocol developers.
  Me: Learn from their fellowship and grantees' work.

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• OpenSats

  Grants for open-source Bitcoin and freedom tech.
  Me: Follow funded projects and contribute.

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• Human Rights Foundation

  Its Bitcoin Development Fund backs open-source tools for people under financial repression.
  Me: Co-sponsored the Lightning Bootcamp I attended.

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Building the protocol

• Bitcoin Core

  The reference implementation of Bitcoin.
  Me: Review pull requests; test releases.

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• Bitcoin Core PR Review Club

  Weekly review sessions for newcomers and regulars.
  Me: Join, read the notes, ask questions.

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• Bitcoin Optech

  Plain-English technical news for Bitcoin builders.
  Me: Read weekly.

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• Chaincode Labs

  Bitcoin research and developer education.
  Me: Their study material is free.

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Lightning

• LND (Lightning Labs)

  The Lightning node behind Ye₿ente.
  Me: Run it, report issues, review.

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• Core Lightning

  A Lightning implementation by Blockstream.
  Me: Read the code; compare designs.

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• BOLTs

  The Lightning specifications.
  Me: Read one spec a week.

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Bitcoin in Africa

• Bitcoin Ekasi

  A Bitcoin circular economy in a South African township.
  Me: Learn how they teach a whole community.

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• Bitcoin Dada

  Bitcoin education for women across Africa.
  Me: Learn from their cohorts.

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• Dada Devs

  Trains African women as Bitcoin and Lightning developers.
  Me: Learn how they train developers.

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• Machankura

  Bitcoin over USSD, for phones without internet.
  Me: Study Bitcoin for basic phones.

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• Tando

  Pays M-Pesa from Lightning. Ye₿ente's Send Mobile uses it.
  Me: Build with it.

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Wallet and tools

• Blink

  A Lightning wallet. Ye₿ente reads its exchange rates.
  Me: Learn from its open-source code.

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• Bitcoin Dev Kit

  Libraries for building Bitcoin wallets.
  Me: A path to my first wallet-library contribution.

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