{"id":7,"date":"2023-01-10T13:47:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T13:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/btrust\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-05-14T12:20:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T11:20:06","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/btrust\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u20bf Trust is a non-profit organization that exists to decentralize the development of Bitcoin software. It was initially established through a generous donation from Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and entrepreneur Jay-Z.<\/p>\n

It is currently run by an interim CEO, who is part of the four-person all-African (2 Nigeria-based, 1 United States-based, and 1 Europe-based) board of directors responsible for overseeing the organization. The current \u20bftrust board can be found by visiting btrust.tech<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u20bftrust fosters developer talent and supports the free and open-source Bitcoin ecosystem. \u20bftrust’s operation is guided by its genesis principles, which are available on our website<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Our Mission<\/h3>\n

Our mission is to decentralize the development of Bitcoin open-source software by fostering a more diverse and inclusive development ecosystem.<\/p>\n

What we do<\/h3>\n

We are an early-stage organization looking for a principles-led CEO to help establish and expand our operations. This work will focus on strategic planning and leading the execution of \u20bftrust\u2019s activities, including identifying and recruiting developers, education, and providing funding and innovative ways to support open-source developers.<\/p>\n

By reimagining how we fund open-source software, we can create a more sustainable and equitable ecosystem that can better support the development and maintenance of Bitcoin open-source software.<\/p>\n

Since we began operations in early 2022, some milestones have been achieved:<\/p>\n

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  1. Registration of the Btrust entity and receipt of the 500 BTC into the created organization.<\/li>\n
  2. Begun to develop a pipeline to train developers in African countries to work on Bitcoin FOSS. It consists of three levels, with developers further along in the pipeline assisting with teaching\/mentorship:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Starter Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n