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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Last week,
BitDesigners Africa landed in Nairobi🇰🇪.
A room full of African designers, asking the question most of Bitcoin forgets to ask: who is this actually built for?
Here's what went down:
Most people don't quit Bitcoin because it's too complicated. They quit because their first 10 minutes in a wallet felt confusing, risky, or both.
I looked at where beginners get stuck and found 3 friction points that keep showing up. None of them are about the technology. They're about how the wallet talks to a new person.
Swipe through. If you're building a product, this is for you. If you're a beginner, it'll help you know what to watch for 👇
Here's what ties all three together.
Each friction point is a moment where a first-time user felt lost, and most of them don't leave a review or complain. They just quietly stop.
That matters now because more people than ever are trying Bitcoin for the first time, and the wallet is their first impression of the whole space. Good onboarding earns the first transaction, and the first transaction earns trust.
So design for the person who has never done this before. They're the ones who decide whether Bitcoin grows beyond people who already understand it.
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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
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
well done prudence. go chatting will y'all 👏🏿👏🏿
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
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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
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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:
🫡🫡
Good on @a_Iyanu_ for following through with building out the Bitcoin Design Community & educational meetups IRL.
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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
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Lightning isn’t just about speed. It’s about making Bitcoin usable everywhere. ⚡️₿
#Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #BTC #BitcoinLightning #Sats