bitcoin++ weekly · October 6, 2026
what‘s new in the bitcoin++ universe
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§ What’s Happening at bitcoin++
Nothing ever happens, except at the frontier of bitcoin. Here’s what’s new in the bitcoin++ universe.
New sponsor challenge: Ain’t nobody got time for that from Mempool.space at money in movement.
New sponsor challenge: Trustless Bets from Glimpse Markets at money in movement.
New sponsor challenge: See the Future from Glimpse Markets at money in movement.
New sponsor challenge: Best use of Bark from Second at money in movement.
New sponsor challenge: Build on Flame from Flame at money in movement.
§ Talk of the week
Built Here, Used Everywhere: Closing the African Open Source Founder Gap by Femi Longe, Jodom, takinbrrrr, Wisdom Nji · bitcoin++ Nairobi, open source edtion.
African developers are now active contributors to open source — but there is a gap between showing up in someone else’s repository and starting your own. The continent generates unique challenges that mainstream open source rarely addresses: mobile money infrastructure, offline-first connectivity, governance systems a…
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