🚀 Bitshala presents: Bitcoin Protocol Development (BPD) Cohort - Season 1 ⚡
📅 Starts 20th February 2026 | 6‑Week Cohort | Fridays, 8:00 PM IST (2:30 PM UTC)
A 6‑week immersive cohort to give in-depth dive into the Bitcoin protocol
Built around Bitcoin Protocol Development by Chaincode Labs, you’ll be doing Coding Challenges along with weekly Question Assignments 🔐🌐
⚡Who’s it for? If you’ve already explored Bitcoin’s technicalities and want to level up, this cohort is for you.
🎓 Earn a Proof‑of‑Work certificate on completion
✅ Potential fellowship opportunities at Bitshala
📌 Applications are open: 
Bitshala | A Pathshala for Bitcoin | India, Global South
Bitshala is a grassroot, organic education initiative (a pathshala) led by Indian bitcoiners to provide guidance and resources for new developers s...


🚀 Bitshala presents Mastering Lightning Network (LN) Cohort - Season 2 ⚡
📅 Starts 25th February 2026 | 8‑Week Cohort | Wednesdays, 8:00 PM IST (2:30 PM UTC)
Go beyond on‑chain Bitcoin and learn to build on Lightning with a hands‑on, guided cohort.
What you’ll get:
⚡ Self‑study + weekly live sessions
⚡ Group discussions & live Q&A
⚡ Deep dive into LN engineering, node ops, channels, routing, security & real‑world use cases
Who’s it for? 👉 Developers, designers, builders & curious Bitcoiners who want to understand how Lightning works under the hood
📘 Based on Mastering the Lightning Network, LND Builder’s Guide & Chaincode resources
✅ Prerequisites: Intermediate Bitcoin knowledge
📌 Applications are open:
🚀 Bitshala presents: Learn Bitcoin from the Command Line (LBTCL) – Season 2
📅 Starts 2nd February 2026 | 6‑Week Cohort
Want to move beyond theory and work directly with Bitcoin Core?
LBTCL is a hands‑on, immersive cohort designed for developers and serious Bitcoin learners who want real‑world experience using the Bitcoin CLI.
🔹 Weekly live sessions
🔹 Guided self‑study
🔹 Node management & scripting
🔹 Certificate + proof of work
🔹 Strong builder community
🔹 Potential fellowship opportunities
✅ Ideal for anyone with basic Bitcoin knowledge and comfort with the command line.
📌 Applications are open: 

