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Lots of building blocks, lots of progress. A closer look at some of the nostr libraries our grantees have been working on. 

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The Libraries Behind Open Communication
An impact report from the front-lines of nostr developer libraries.
In our latest newsletter we said that we want to "tell the stories of the people who are working on freedom tech." Our spotlight series aims to do just that. Here's the first installment: 

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Made in Africa: Kurt and the Open-Source Bitcoin Miner That Anyone Can Make
Meet Kurt Unger, the OpenSats grantee who's building Bitcoin mining hardware that's understandable, repairable, and open.
New wave of nostr grants: 44Billion, NosCall, Routstr, Wisp, and Zapstore.


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Seventeenth Wave of Nostr Grants
OpenSats is funding five open-source projects advancing the nostr ecosystem.
We just published the first issue of "Sats Well Spent" - a quarterly newsletter from OpenSats. You can read it in full here:


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Sats Well Spent — 2026-Q1: Cypherpunks Write Code
A quarterly look at the free and open-source projects OpenSats supports, the builders behind them, and the impact your donations make possible.
Twice a year we plan to highlight a focus area where we would like to see strong proposals. This spring, said focus area is base layer privacy.


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Call for Applications
OpenSats is seeking grant proposals that advance base layer privacy.
OpenSats remains committed to funding builders who keep Bitcoin's hardware infrastructure open, auditable, and accessible.


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Open Hardware for Open Money
An impact report from the front-lines of bitcoin hardware development.
New wave of nostr grants: Amethyst Desktop, Nostr Mail, Nostrord, and Nurunuru. Onward 🫡 

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Sixteenth Wave of Nostr Grants
OpenSats is funding five open-source projects advancing the nostr ecosystem.
JoinMarket, rawBit, Specter DIY, and six grant renewals for projects we've funded in the past. Read more about this most recent wave of OpenSats grants on our blog: 

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Seventeenth Wave of Bitcoin Grants
OpenSats is funding nine more open-source projects advancing the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Back in 2020, @fiatjaf described relays as deliberately simple and dumb. Are they still? We are taking a closer look at some of the relay projects we funded and how they evolved. 

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Advancements in Nostr Relays
An impact report from the front-lines of nostr relay development.
Contributing to Bitcoin is demanding and often underappreciated work, and we are grateful to everyone who dedicates their time and skill to it. 

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5 Grants to Strengthen Bitcoin Development
A new round of grants supporting Bitcoin Core contributors, from build system modernization to P2P privacy research.
Incredibly grateful to be on the receiving end of this recurring donation. Thank you, Bitwise. 

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OpenSats Receives Donation from Bitwise Bitcoin ETF
OpenSats receives a recurring donation from Bitwise for open-source Bitcoin development.
New wave of grants coming from The Nostr Fund supporting @ContextVM, Nostube by @florian, and @TollGate.


OpenSats
Fifteenth Wave of Nostr Grants
OpenSats is funding three more open-source projects advancing the nostr ecosystem.
We're looking for a technical writer/editor to join the small team behind our lean sat-dispensing machine. If that sounds up your alley, please apply: 
Bitcoiner Jobs
Bitcoiner Jobs | The Bitcoin Job Board
Bitcoiner Jobs is the leading career site helping to build the emerging Bitcoin industry and the careers of Bitcoiners within it.
Can't stop, won't stop. Announcing 17 new grants to move the needle towards freedom: formal verification, BitcoinerLAB, RewindBitcoin, Mastering Taproot, CDK, cashu-ts, Coco, krux-installer, libbitcoin, noah, rust-bitcoin, Stratum V2, Stable Channels, Nutshell, Minibits, Summer of Bitcoin, macadamia, and Cove.


OpenSats
Sixteenth Wave of Bitcoin Grants
OpenSats is funding 17 more open-source projects advancing the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Sending $1M/mo to hundreds of grantees across 40+ countries. Our year in review:


Grateful to @HRF for their continued trust and support. 

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OpenSats Receives Funding from the Human Rights Foundation
OpenSats secures a $116,000 grant from HRF’s Bitcoin Development Fund for our Operations Budget.
Announcing long-term support for Brad Stachurski 

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Long-Term Support For Brad Stachurski
OpenSats welcomes Brad Stachurski as an LTS grantee
New wave of grants: a mix of protocol research, infrastructure maintenance, privacy-preserving wallets, and mining decentralization. 

OpenSats
Fifteenth Wave of Bitcoin Grants
OpenSats is funding thirteen more open-source projects advancing the Bitcoin ecosystem.

