Thank you @btrustteam and @btrust_builders for recognizing my work in the bitcoin open-source ecosystem and for granting me this much needed support. I look forward to doing much more 🚀

What does it take to build a pathway for developers to find their place in Bitcoin open source? In the latest episode of Btrust in Focus, @proofofpaul sits down with @StephTitcombe, Head of Program & Operations at Btrust, to discuss the evolution of Btrust Builders and what it takes to support developers as they enter, grow and contribute to the Bitcoin ecosystem. They talk about the lessons that have shaped the program, the communities and projects that have grown around it, and the role of mentorship in creating a cycle where developers eventually become mentors and leaders themselves. Stephanie also shares what comes next for @btrust_builders, from expanding its technical pathways and supporting local communities to creating more opportunities for developers to build together. Watch the full episode here👉 piped.video/mfiMVJeT-Rg?si=5ozS…

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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:

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What if adding Bitcoin and Lightning payments to your app was actually... easy? 👀 Wavelength makes it happen. Self-custodial payments where users always hold their keys, with no node or liquidity management required. From consumer apps to AI agent payments, Wavelength is how Bitcoin and Lightning come to life in your app. The full intro video live on YouTube. Let's go 🚀 piped.video/6Sn0gKcbVnk

Ark Protocol Explainers ⚓️🚢 I'll be stepping away from the Bitcoin space for a bit, but before I do I wanted to leave one last thing behind: a three part series on how the Ark protocol actually works. VTXOs, Connectors, Checkpoint Txs, OOR and more! See thread for links 🧵

Running LND in production means knowing when to upgrade. The new published policy gives you that clarity. Lightning Labs maintains the two most recent release lines, and both get security fixes. A line reaches end of life when the second major release after it ships, so support tracks releases, not a calendar date. Once a line reaches end of life, it gets no further fixes. Run the latest minor of a maintained line to keep getting LND security fixes. As of today, the latest minors of maintained lines are v0.21.2 and v0.20.3. For more details: security.lightning.engineeri…

a critical vuln has been discovered in BTCPay server that can lead to direct loss of funds!! 🚨 if you run a public BTCPay server instance update as soon as possible 👇

I’ve been working towards AGI my whole life, and as we enter this pivotal moment, I’m stepping into a new role as Chair of Google DeepMind & Chief Scientist of Alphabet. This will allow me to focus on long-term strategy, and accelerating scientific breakthroughs, including leaning into my work at Isomorphic to help cure disease. I’m excited that @koraykv will be stepping up to lead GDM as SVP, alongside @joshwoodward and our exec team. I could not be more excited and confident about our amazing next chapter! 🚀 blog.google/company-news/ins…

Could quantum computers one day threaten Bitcoin’s security, and what would it take to prepare? The answer is not as simple as adopting new cryptography. Every option comes with trade-offs for transaction size, fees, storage, network performance and decentralization. In our latest article, Btrust grantee @SulaimanAminuB2 explains the risk, assesses the leading post-quantum options and looks at how Bitcoin could move forward carefully. Read the full article on the Btrust blog: blog.btrust.tech/quantum-com…

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📢Meet Qwen3.8-Max — our most capable model to date. Next week, the open weights of Qwen3.8-Max will be released, and Qwen3.8-27B is also going open-weights to meet you all!🎉 Qwen3.8-Max, a new bar for coding and cowork at 2.4T parameters: - Autonomous coding: 10+ days of self-evolving development, from empty folder to production without hand-holding, complete project trace in the GitHub：github.com/qwen-code-dev-bot… - Real work, real results: Production-quality deliverables across hundreds of professions. - Long-horizon mastery: System-level autonomous planning with closed-loop adaptive learning, driving 500+ turns of chip design optimization and 365 days of e-commerce strategy. - Native multimodal intelligence: Vision isn't just input — it's a continuous feedback loop for planning, execution, and self-correction. 💰Pricing: Input: $2.0 / M tokens Output: $6.0 / M tokens Implicit Caching: $0.25 / M tokens Start building with Qwen3.8-Max! 🚀 📖 Blog: qwen.ai/blog?id=qwen3.8 ✅ Qwen Studio: chat.qwen.ai/?models=qwen3.8… ⚡ API: qwencloud.com/models/qwen3.8…

#AcademicRandomMusings.... Next level.... cc: @MS_Idris 👏👏 NB: There's a reason why this is starting "local".....

none of this would be possible without the incredible guidance and mentorship of my mentors, @Thevelopher & @M_Aliyu_Shehu as well as the amazing community at @BitDevsKaduna . and my collegue @tech_lateef Thank you for always pushing us forward! 🙌🇳🇬

Thanks to @BitDevsKaduna for the continuous support and encouragement to keep going. To @200OKDeveloper for his tireless efforts to help every community member grow. To @M_Aliyu_Shehu @Thevelopher @bitcoinzaddy for their continuous service to the community.

Announcing the new L402 site! l402.tech With L402, agents can pay with bitcoin and natively authenticate. No accounts, no intermediaries, no humans involved. Instant, high volume, low fee. The protocol for machine-to-machine commerce on Lightning. Start building the AI economy today. 🤖⚡

For my first post, I’m sharing a letter @NVIDIA signed on why open models matter. AI will transform every industry, power every company, and be built by every country. Open models strengthen safety and cybersecurity, accelerate innovation and diffusion, and enable sovereignty. The world needs both frontier closed models and frontier open models. images.nvidia.com/pdf/Open-W…

I just made a Lightning payment from @arkade_os into @lightning Lab's wavelength (and back) on signet. Pretty slick UX 〰️⚡️ Integration was pretty easy too 🚀