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OpenSats' nostr fund was created to support protocol development, developer tooling, relays, and a wide range of clients. In our first #nostr impact report we highlight 7 of these clients:
https://opensats.org/blog/advancements-in-nostr-clients
Our gratitude goes to all of our donors—big and small—who make these grants possible, and to the developers pushing the nostr open‑source ecosystem forward. https://opensats.org/blog/thirteenth-wave-of-nostr-grants
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Support open source. ✅
Every bitcoin meal Steak 'n Shake sells supports the open source contributors who make this movement possible.
Let us proceed together apace.
Onward. 🫡
Advancements in Bitcoin and Lightning Wallets. An OpenSats impact report. https://opensats.org/blog/advancements-in-bitcoin-and-lightning-wallets
Announcing our 14th Wave of grants from the General Fund:
https://opensats.org/blog/fourteenth-wave-of-bitcoin-grants
"The shape of society in the next century may depend on which approach predominates." —David Chaum
https://opensats.org/blog/advancements-in-ecash
New wave of grants supporting eight open-source projects that close privacy gaps, streamline self-custody, and help fortify Bitcoin's technical core.
https://opensats.org/blog/thirteenth-wave-of-bitcoin-grants
Reliable developer libraries form the foundation for secure and resilient bitcoin software. An OpenSats impact report:
https://opensats.org/blog/advancements-in-developer-libraries
300 grants given. 30 billion sats sent. Onward 🫡
12th wave. 12 new grants.
https://opensats.org/blog/twelfth-wave-of-bitcoin-grants
$10MM allocated to nostr projects. More to come. 🫡 https://opensats.org/blog/twelfth-wave-of-nostr-grants
OpenSats supports education initiatives that lower barriers to entry, build contributor skills, and strengthen the open-source Bitcoin ecosystem. https://opensats.org/blog/advancements-in-developer-training
More long-term support. More other stuff.
https://opensats.org/blog/snowcait-receives-lts-grant
BitShoka, GSR, open-source mining, Payjoin, Mostro, P2Pool v2. Onward 🫡
https://opensats.org/blog/elevent-wave-of-bitcoin-grants
Fast, reliable, scalable, and interoperable. That's Lightning today, and it's bound to get better still. An OpenSats impact report.
https://opensats.org/blog/advancements-in-lightning-infrastructure
New wave of nostr grants: Swae, HAMSTR, Vertex, Nostr Double Ratchet, and Nostr Game Engine. More to come.
https://opensats.org/blog/eleventh-wave-of-nostr-grants
Whether training the next generation of developers or expanding a grassroots curriculum, each project in this wave aims to empower individuals and communities with the tools and understanding to participate in the growing Bitcoin ecosystem.
https://opensats.org/blog/fourth-wave-of-education-grants
Chachi, Zapstore, HyperNote, nostr Epoxy, futr, npub-cash, Notedeck. More to come.
https://opensats.org/blog/10th-wave-of-nostr-grants
Sustainable scaling requires local, targeted, and specialized support. No single organization can or should fund everything.
https://opensats.org/blog/let-a-thousand-flowers-bloom