7 months ago
And the winner is...
The judges have weighed in, and we're excited to share the news! Go to the Dakar Bitcoin Hack gallery to congratulate the winners and check out all of the awesome submissions.
Even though the competition is over, you don't have to stop coding. Update your portfolio to inform your followers about new projects and get feedback from fellow hackers.
Questions?If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
7 months ago
Who is the winner?
Hey builders,
First of all, we wanted to thank you for putting the work and for building unbelievable tools during this online Dakar Bitcoin Hack. We are glad for all your contributions. There is hope that in the next years, talented african developers will have major contributions to the Bitcoin FOSS ecosystem by contributing and by building tools.
Now, the judge have went through all your projects and have given their grades. Based on the grades and the public voting, 3 projects have emerged and will be chosen as the winners of this year's Dakar Bitcoin Hack.
The results will…
7 months ago
Learning session - Build Bitcoin solutions with lnbits
Hey builders,
For this last session of the Dakar Bitcoin Hack, we will see how you can leverage lnbits to build powerful Bitcoin solutions and tools.
It will be held today, at 8PM UTC.
Link: https://meet.jit.si/moderated/a5c5ae556cda3351550f7bfcb3a7ab00bdff506ac79a81dc275d38f81e1090ae
Discord channel: https://discord.gg/8MvAyhvC
Dakar Bitcoin Days
Questions?
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8 months ago
Learning session - LAPPS
Hey builders,
Tonight, at 8PM UTC (20h GMT), we will have another learning session titled 'Building Lightning Apps'. It will be in french.
Here is the link: https://meet.jit.si/moderated/31e93362855f071d822b63f7aae4de0e53da4b0a8c5bbf36abb41b1f266cb952 .
Discord channel: https://discord.gg/8MvAyhvC
Dakar Bitcoin Days
Questions?
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8 months ago
Learning session - Bitcoin Development Kit (BDK)
Hi builders,
Tonight, at 8PM UTC, we will have a learning session about Bitcoin Development Kit (BDK).
Here is the link to participate and learn about this interesting framework that could help you build powerful Bitcoin centered applications: https://meet.jit.si/moderated/59c899d92fbcd189834921edc02e14c462368e66b6aba89ed9b0256e90f4a583
Dakar Bitcoin Days
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
8 months ago
Final call for submissions
There are only 3 days left to complete your submission for Dakar Bitcoin Hack.
8 months ago
[Update] Learning session - Lightning Development Kit
Hi builders,
Tonight, at 8pm UTC (in 2.5 hours), we will host a learning session about the Lightning Development Kit (LDK), a framework that can be used to power lightning transactions in your app.
Don't miss it and you will learn a lot.
Link to participate: https://meet.jit.si/moderated/d9d52efcb025c496726a064ff1c19bc728fa6c05e5185731f1a690f2dfcb994a
Dakar Bitcoin Hack
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
8 months ago
Learning session - Lightning Development Kit
Hi builders,
Tonight, at 8pm UTC (in 2.5 hours), we will host a learning session about the Lightning Development Kit (LDK), a framework that can be used to power lightning transactions in your app.
Don't miss it and you will learn a lot.
Dakar Bitcoin Hack
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
8 months ago
Submission Date
Hi builders,
The deadline for submissions is October 24th, at 9pm.
Apologies for the mistake of the previous email.
But don't forget, share your project and gather votes, as much you can.
Good luck.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
8 months ago
Final call - Voting
Hello builders,
The final day to submit your project is in 2 days. Make sure you have done the necessary.
Also, do not hesitate to share your project so your community can vote.
The public vote is really important and will impact the final decision.
Good luck.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
8 months ago
Learning Session - Mempool
Hello participants du Dakar Bitcoin Hack,
On se retrouve dans 30mn pour une learning session sur les utxo, mempool et mempool.space.
Lien: https://meet.jit.si/moderated/7ea0e939cd7af55cc0d13f3cda1a172a192745a5438b647fb22c4f4ad0b94134
Questions?
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8 months ago
Public voting is now open
It's your turn to pick the Popular Choice award winner! Browse 'Dakar Bitcoin Hack' submission gallery, click on your favorite, and vote. Be sure to spread the word via your social networks, too!
Please note, as per the Devpost terms of service, you may not tamper with the vote process through manual or automated means, or attempt to compensate voters, at risk of disqualification. Find out more about public voting here.
Questions?If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
8 months ago
Learning session - BTCPay Server
Suivez en direct la learning session sur BTCPay Server ici : https://meet.jit.si/moderated/a79a42f913c4317cd6b18978c06521fb26d71ce6bc82532c9a31611a44220afe
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
8 months ago
Learning Session - Lightning Network
Ce soir, 20h GMT, on aura une learning session sur le lightning network.
Plongez dans l'univers du lightning network, batissez et contrôlez votre propre noeud.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
8 months ago
Learning Session - Bitcoin & Bitcoin Core
Learning Session #DakarBitcoinDays – Hackathon 2025
🕗 Ce soir à 20h GMT - https://meet.jit.si/moderated/a12069748ac31ef954e87b6aad51a9b5a3ae600ad0b041300ae9b9bc49307ebe
🎤 Christian Moses de la RDC, animateur des BitDevs à Goma, anime une session d’apprentissage sur Bitcoin & Bitcoin Core pour les développeurs.
👉 Rejoignez le canal Discord du hackathon pour accéder au lien de participation : https://discord.gg/aZzsy2EfJ
Ne manquez pas l’opportunité d’apprendre et d’échanger directement avec un acteur clé de l’écosystème Bitcoin africain !
Questions?
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