Sammy
@Smtech02
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Software Engineer & Open-Source Contributor | #ALX_SE Alumni | Bitcoin Dev Rust | JavaScript | python On a journey to Bitcoin OSS contributor
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Joined August 2024
Just wrapped up Week 4 of the @btrust_builders CLI journey and what a ride it’s been! From expanding transactions to diving into the Bitcoin scripts, this actually pushed my limits ... but I fought through and got my raw transactions to pass! This is what we tackled:
Week 3 in the CLI Pathways program @btrust_builders was all about Cracking Multisig Transactions & PSBTs While working on the exercises, I faced some challenges and after some solid debugging, I finally got everything to work and .. Here are the things I was able to accomplish:
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Happy birthday https://t.co/j5KAnZFuAd ! ~300,000 remote jobs listed, 150,000+ visitors per month. What's your excuse for not finding a job that pays in USD again? Made with 💙 with my @alx_africa #ALX_SE ex-students @YoussefCharifH2 and @AbduuHany 💪
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I just finished chapter 6 in @savingsatoshi! Code your way through the mysteries of bitcoin at
savingsatoshi.com
Explore the mysteries of Satoshi and learn about bitcoin along the way.
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I just finished chapter 5 in @savingsatoshi! Code your way through the mysteries of bitcoin at
savingsatoshi.com
Explore the mysteries of Satoshi and learn about bitcoin along the way.
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We recently announced our Q4 2025 Btrust Developer Grant recipients at this year’s #BtrustDeveloperDay 🚀 We’re celebrating six exceptional Bitcoin open‑source developers from across Africa who are driving forward decentralization, privacy, and scalability in the Bitcoin
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A week after the @AfroBitcoinOrg, we’re still feeling the excitement.🙌🎉 This year was especially meaningful as we were recognized as the African Bitcoin Project of the Year, a huge honor we're grateful to the @afribitcoiners team for. Some of our community members also hosted
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Welcome our last set of grantees for 2025. Congratulations to these rockstars! 💪🔥
We recently announced our Q4 2025 Btrust Developer Grant recipients at this year’s #BtrustDeveloperDay 🚀 We’re celebrating six exceptional Bitcoin open‑source developers from across Africa who are driving forward decentralization, privacy, and scalability in the Bitcoin
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Applications for the Btrust Board are ongoing 🚨 Btrust is seeking new board members from the Global South region to join our mission-driven organization and help shape its next chapter. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to Btrust’s vision of strengthening Bitcoin
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Now that things have finally slowed down, I can finally say: the @btrustteam 2025 end-of-year events were some of the most demanding and meaningful work I’ve been part of. Over one week, we hosted the Btrust Gathering, Developer Day, the Gala Dinner, and participated in the
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The 2025 @btrustteam Gathering just wrapped in Mauritius 🇲🇺, and I’m still taking it all in. For two days, we brought together builders, educators, contributors, and partners from Africa, Latin America, India, and beyond, all in one space to think deeply and design the future
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Look who came to visit me in Silicon Valley 👀 @FredSwaniker swung by the Bay Area yesterday, and it reminded me how far we’ve pushed the Frontier* together. From ~1,000 learners enrolled in #ALX_SE 3 years ago, to 1.5M+ learners using our technology in 3y and 60% placement rate
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When I become a manager in Tech, I just know that my direct reports will have the most empowering time with me. So much in engineering management is broken. In a very small way, I will make it better. 🙏🏾
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I’m going to @bitschmidty’s upcoming Space. Will you join too? https://t.co/LV3rtUqgvL
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Join @murchandamus and I in 30 minutes for Q&A
Murch (@murchandamus) and I cover a lot of Bitcoin technical developments on the @bitcoinoptech podcast each week. But there is a lot going on in Bitcoin that we don’t cover. What are you curious about? Drop a question below and join us for a Twitter/X Space tomorrow and we will
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The @btrustteam Gala Dinner felt like a gentle pause after a very full week 🧡 A quiet, intimate evening with partners, builders, grantees, board members & friends, celebrating outstanding 2025 @btrust_builders students, honoring board members wrapping up their tenure, and
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We’re excited to partner with @ChaincodeLabs once again for the 2026 ₿OSS (Bitcoin Open‑Source Software) Challenge. 🚀 The ₿OSS Challenge is a structured, hands‑on program designed to help developers take their first steps into Bitcoin open‑source development. Here’s how it
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Start your career in bitcoin open source software (₿OSS)
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We’re excited to partner with @ChaincodeLabs for the 2026 ₿OSS Challenge, through our engineering program, @btrust_builders. Learn more about the partnership and program here: https://t.co/s4ajgR7R7y Applications are open until the 31st of this month. Apply for the cohort
The ₿OSS Challenge is back 🎉 Start your career in bitcoin open source software (₿OSS) and change your life forever. https://t.co/ViLMvz1gvK
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That feeling when clients pick someone else over you as a freelancer... we're ending that THIS FRIDAY! 🔥 Join us 8-11pm WAT on YouTube Live. Guess what? Registration is free. Let's turn your hustle into WINS. Register here: https://t.co/IyScELEDx1 Host: @theglobalmarvie
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