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Bitcoin Core Lightning LND BitDevs Kisumu PullOS Projects


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⚡ Summary

Open Source Contributor & Protocol Engineer

I am a software engineering apprentice at Zone01 Kisumu, Kenya and co-founder of BitDevs Kisumu, focused on open-source Bitcoin and Lightning Network development.

My goal is simple: deeply understand Bitcoin protocols, hunt issues, review PRs, and merge quality open-source code into infrastructure like lightningnetwork/lnd while building practical financial tools for East Africa.

🎯 Open-Source Repositories & Builds

Project / Repository Focus Status
lightningnetwork/lnd Lightning Network Daemon: gRPC & itest suites In Progress ⏳
btrust-builders/first-contributions Btrust contributor milestone registry (PR #139) Merged ✅
PullOS Projects Open-source Bitcoin & Lightning builder labs Active Builds 🚀
altradits/YeboBank Zero-dependency Go Bitcoin & Lightning settlement Active Build ⚡

🚀 Featured Launches & Live Projects

App / Project Description Launch / Status
🎮 Code Royale Competitive browser coding battle arena with live in-browser execution & atomic JS puzzles Launch Code Royale
⌨️ TouchType High-speed muscle memory typing battle arena with live arcade telemetry Launch TouchType
⚡ YeboBank Open-source Bitcoin banking prototype written in pure Go (stdlib only, zero external deps) YeboBank Repo
🎙️ BitDevs Kisumu Western Kenya's Bitcoin developer community — Socratic Seminar #1 on 12 Sep 2026 @ LakeHub BitDevs Kisumu
📚 Go Challenges 158 structured challenges covering Go concurrency, pointers, channels, and network protocols Go Challenges

🗺️ The Open-Source Contributor Roadmap

  • Go Foundations: Master Go memory model, goroutines, channels, and testing (158 lessons deep)
  • Addis Ababa Lightning Bootcamp: Completed intensive Lightning development cohort sponsored by Btrust Builders, Africa Free Routing, and HRF
  • Grassroots Leadership: Co-founded BitDevs Kisumu (@BitDevsKsm) and organized Socratic Seminar #1
  • Live Product Delivery: Shipped interactive apps including Code Royale, TouchType, and YeboBank core
  • LND Regtest Environment: Connect custom Go gRPC clients to local LND regtest clusters
  • Integration Testing: Write tests using LND's itest framework
  • Upstream Merge: Submit PR and merge production code into lightningnetwork/lnd

⚡ East Africa Bitcoin Architecture

YeboBank & Lightning Network Engine Architecture

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Always open to collaborate on Bitcoin open source, code reviews, and developer community building.

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