🚀 @bitdevsgtga held its 3rd Socratic Seminar on Aug 15, 2025! Local dev teams showcased their first open-source projects, marking another step in building a strong Bitcoin developer community in Burundi🇧🇮. 🔗 Event recap: bitdevsgtga.org/2025-08-15-s…

Day 4 of our 5-day Bootcamp marks the start of our two-day Hackathon! 🚀 A big thank you to @vexl for supporting these two days of building and for providing prizes in sats for the two winning teams. ⚡️🏆

Day 3 of our Bootcamp! Yesterday’s session was hybrid. We welcomed a cybersecurity expert who shared key insights on the importance of securing applications and protecting the solutions we build. Learning, building, and securing. 💻🔐

#Day3 : After today’s session, our participants will join an online session with a cybersecurity expert to explore application security, cybersecurity best practices, and how to build more secure applications.

Day 2 of our Bootcamp! Participants explored different Bitcoin wallets, the technical side of transactions, and the differences between on-chain and Lightning. Here are some highlights from today’s session. 📸

As the Bootcamp continues, we’re excited to introduce our facilitators. Our participants are building, learning, and turning their ideas into solutions under the guidance of experienced facilitators.

Let the Bootcamp begin! We’re at the Université Polytechnique de Gitega, and the 5-day Bootcamp has officially kicked off! A big thank you to @vexl , @TrezorAcademy , @btrustteam , and @HRF for supporting this initiative and helping empower the next generation of builders

Today is the kickoff! All accepted participants have already received their confirmation. Our 5-day bootcamp starts today.

Wondering why you should apply? Here’s why! 🚀 Discover the opportunities waiting for you and take the next step in your journey. Apply here: bootcamps.bitdevsgtga.org/ 📲 Or simply scan the QR code on the first slide.

🚀 Here we go! Registration is now OPEN for our upcoming Bootcamp at the Polytechnic University of Gitega! 🔗 Register here: bootcamps.bitdevsgtga.org/ ⚠️ Only 30 spots available! Don’t miss out, secure your spot today! 🔥

TIPS, Tanzania's national payment switch, has really moved the needle on payment interoperability. The only thing holding it back is high transaction fees. Thank you @machuche1 @NgaramaMohamed for your clarifications and review.

🧡 We hosted our 15th Socratic Seminar! We explored Bitcoin security from personal security and protecting your BTC to securing Bitcoin solutions and infrastructure More: bitdevsgtga.org/2026-09-11-s… @btrust_builders @btrustteam @HRF @vexl

How is Bitcoin adoption progressing in Burundi? 🇧🇮 Bitcoin adoption in Burundi is steadily gaining momentum, driven by grassroots communities focused on education, technical development, financial inclusion, and building a circular Bitcoin economy. Some of the projects leading this growth: 🔷 BitDevs Gitega (@bitdevsgtga) — A technical Bitcoin community in Gitega inspired by @BitDevsNYC. It hosts meetups, workshops, study groups, and Socratic seminars for developers, builders, educators, and Bitcoin enthusiasts. 🔷 BTC Shule (@btcshule) — A leading initiative building Bitcoin circular economies in communities such as Gitega and Winteko. Through meetups, training, and hands-on education, BTC Shule empowers individuals with the knowledge and tools to use Bitcoin in everyday life. 🔷 Free Tech Institute (FREETI) (@Freeti_Bdi) — A non-profit think tank advancing digital freedom, entrepreneurship, and decentralized technologies through Bitcoin education, youth empowerment, policy advocacy, and community initiatives. 🔷 Rurbit (@rurbit) — Building Bitcoin-powered financial infrastructure for rural and underserved communities, enabling greater financial sovereignty where traditional banking services are limited or unavailable. 🔗 Discover more projects driving Bitcoin adoption across Africa in our directory: directory.bitcoiners.africa

We’ll be live. See you there! 🛠️

🧡 The 15th @bitdevsgtga Socratic Seminar is coming! Join our open-source developers community for an evening of technical discussions, knowledge sharing, and thoughtful conversations around #Bitcoin. 📍 American Corner Gitega Come curious. Learn. Discuss. Build. 🧑‍💻₿ #build

🧡 We hosted our 14th #BitDevsGitega Socratic Seminar! We explored OP_RETURN & BIP-110, what’s happening in the #Bitcoin ecosystem, and recent cybersecurity threats, including attacks involving Gold Card & BTC Pay. ⚡ More: bitdevsgtga.org/2026-08-14-s… @btrust_builders @HRF #Bitcoin

Thank you @vexl for supporting our community. We're committed to keep innovating, building and developing local Bitcoin FOSS solutions @btrust_builders @HRF

@bitdevsgtga Seminar #14 is happening tomorrow! Join Gitega’s technically curious Bitcoin enthusiasts and developers for an evening of technical discussion, learning and open-source collaboration. 📍 American Corner Gitega Supported by @btrust_builders & @HRF #BitDevsGitega

Great presentation by @femilonge Longe on financial freedom. Just before the session, a friend from Zimbabwe showed me a 50,000,000,000 Zimbabwean dollar note, a reminder of how inflation can erase fiat's value. Bitcoin changes the game. #Bitcoin @AlexLi98

Converting Bitcoin to cash in Burundi just got easier and no INTERNET required! ⚡️📱 Features: ⚡Instant transfers 💳 Paybill & Airtime top-ups 🏪Cashout at local agents 🔐Secure & Low fees Simply dial *220*04# to get started! 🇧🇮 #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork #FinancialInclusion

🧡 We hosted our 13th #BitDevsGitega Socratic Seminar! Welcomed new builders, including the #Google_Developer_Student_Club of #Université_Polytechnique_de_Gitega. We explored Bitcoin FOSS and showcased MY @mysatoshi257 & @rurbit. ⚡ More: bitdevsgtga.org/2026-07-10-s…