Yesterday, we officially wrapped up the Addis Ababa Lightning Developer Bootcamp with our Hackathon and Demo Day. 🇪🇹⚡ Participants presented the projects they had been working on throughout the week, showcasing not only what they learned but also their ability to apply Bitcoin and Lightning concepts to real world applications. Over five days, participants explored Bitcoin fundamentals, ran Bitcoin nodes, created and signed transactions, contributed to open source, and built applications powered by the Lightning Network. Watching their growth from Day 1 to Demo Day was truly rewarding. A special thank you to our lead instructor, @Extheo , for his dedication, patience, and commitment to delivering a highly practical learning experience throughout the bootcamp. Thank you to @kelvinator05 , Engineering Lead at @btrustteam , for leading the open source sessions and helping participants make their first contributions to Bitcoin open source projects. We are also incredibly grateful to @KalKassa and his team for the countless hours of work that went into making this bootcamp a reality. Their efforts behind the scenes played a huge role in the success of the program. Most importantly, congratulations to all the participants. The enthusiasm, curiosity, teamwork, and determination you demonstrated throughout the week made this bootcamp a success. We look forward to seeing the projects you continue to build and the contributions you make to the Bitcoin ecosystem. Also, shoutout to @_Satoshee and @EMbits for all their work throughout the week. Their efforts behind the scenes helped make this bootcamp possible and ensured participants had a great learning experience. A huge thank you to our sponsors and partners for supporting Bitcoin and Lightning education across Africa: @HRF, @BTrustBuilders, @Tether_Africa, @planb_network, @afribitcoiners, and @BitDevsAddis. See you in Kigali. ⚡

We just kicked off our Lightning developer Bootcamp in Addis Ababa 🇪🇹🚀