Ten Bitcoin open-source developers are receiving support this quarter, including five starter grant recipients and five open-source cohort members.
This cohort continues our mission to decentralize Bitcoin open-source development by supporting contributors from the Global Majority working across Bitcoin Core, mining ⛏️ infrastructure, Lightning⚡ tools, wallet libraries, and privacy-preserving payments.
Q3 also marks an important first: Btrust developer grants are going directly to developers outside Africa. Following the recent expansion of our long-term grants, we’re welcoming Leonardo and plebhash from Brazil 🇧🇷, and Ansh from India 🇮🇳.
A defining theme of this cohort is community. Several recipients developed their skills through BitDevs, vinteum (nprofile…y9h6), bitshala@iris.to (nprofile…8m06), Btrust Builders (nprofile…frz8), Africa Free Routing (nprofile…ms77) bootcamps, Dada Devs and other learning programs. By supporting these communities, events, and programs, we help developers build their skills and discover emerging talent.
The Btrust starter grant supports software engineers ready to contribute full-time to Bitcoin open source. It provides time, mentorship, and financial support to develop a focus and grow into long-term contributors. The Q3, 2026 starter grantees are Enoch Azariah, Abraham Ujah, Musa Haruna, Nkatha Kaburu, and Solomon Eze.
The Btrust Open-Source Cohort provides long-term funding, mentorship, and peer support to established contributors, helping them sustain development and maintenance work. The Q3, 2026 long-term grantees are Rita Anene, Ifeanyichukwu Amajuoyi, Ansh Sharma, plebhash, and Leonardo.
Learn more about the recipients and their work: https://blog.btrust.tech/announcing-q3-2026-btrust-developer-grant-recipients
Applications for Btrust developer grants are open year-round, with new grantees announced quarterly. If you’re looking to contribute to Bitcoin open source, we encourage you to apply.
Explore Btrust developer grants here: https://btrust.tech/grants/developer
