Abdullahi.dev 👨🏽‍💻

open-source software engineer supported by @btrustteam

[Abdullahi.dev 👨🏽‍💻 @Thevelopher]

Thank you @btrustteam and @btrust_builders for recognizing my work in the bitcoin open-source ecosystem and for granting me this much needed support.

I look forward to doing much more 🚀

[Btrust @btrustteam]

Starter Grant Recipient:

1/ @Thevelopher

Focus Area: Enhancing Lightning Network Daemon (LND) and @lightningpolar

Abdullahi is a @btrust_builders cohort 3 alumna, and has demonstrated outstanding contributions to Bitcoin’s open-source projects.

[Olaoluwa Osuntokun @roasbeef]

lnd v0.21.8+v0.20.8 have been released!

⚡️ https://t.co/Q140MNfUD9
https://t.co/xC1UPMN6QC
⚡️

this release contains a number of important bug fixes, p2p stability improvements, on-chain sweeping improvements, and more!

as usual we recommend that all users update 🛡️

[Africa's Talking Developers Community Kaduna @ATdevskd]

🎉 Wow, Abdullahi Yunus (@Thevelopher) session titled: "Overview of Blockchain/Web3 Development & Use Cases" from Day 2 Build Series
@Africastalking @itcentralng @theblockcapitol @stonetechacad
#WeLoveNerds #BuildWithAT #ATdevsNG #developers #techcommunity #hackathon

[kalycodes @KalyfaMuhd]

abuja tech founders, lets connect…

I'm hosting a small meetup for founders who are building. We'll talk about product, scaling, hiring and fundraising, and share what's actually working

Sunday 15 Nov · 4:30pm

Free, refreshments on me

apply here 👇

https://t.co/we3FSu1Hls

[Btrust @btrustteam]

https://t.co/svnvtnmyx6

[kalycodes @KalyfaMuhd]

played around with AI agents and somehow ended up here. 🎉🎉

1,600+ applicants →
top 20 →
top 5 →
2nd runner-up🥳

thank you @ZenithBank for Zecathon 6.0

[GDG KADUNA CITY #DevfestKaduna2026 @gdg_kaduna]

₿ Bitcoin was in the building at #DevFestKaduna!
The dedicated Bitcoin Hackathon track brought together Kaduna's brightest builders to turn ideas into working code. Watch the energy. 🔥
#DevFestKaduna #Bitcoin @btrustteam @btrust_builders @BitDevsKaduna @Geektutor

[Peter Todd @peterktodd]

Important notice for the Bitcoin community: if you are running lnd on Linux, and it has open ports, you should shut it down until you patch your Linux kernel or otherwise mitigate CVE-2026-98432.

Not lnd's fault. But there's a Linux kernel exploit with mptcp that is relevant.

[Africa Bitcoin News📰🌍 @AfriBitcoinNews]

NEW: 🇳🇬 Btrust-backed DevFest Kaduna Bitcoin Build-a-thon kicks off with a massive turnout.

The DevFest Kaduna Bitcoin Build-a-thon kicked off today, Thursday 29 October, and developers are now racing to finish their projects before submissions close at 8 PM tonight.🚀

Read More: https://t.co/Ou8YVBOMOh

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

I did say we'd be releasing our models periodically...introducing Gemini 4 Carbon, our next frontier model.

Following Argon's release just two weeks ago, Carbon shows the pace at which we’re pushing the frontier, it ranks #1 on the recently updated v5.0 of @ArtificialAnlys Intelligence Index at 59. It also leads across key cybersecurity evaluations scoring 88.2% on SEC-bench Pro for finding vulnerabilities, 54.8% on ExploitGym for exploitation, and 71.0% on CWE-bench for patching.

We’re seeing significant improvements in long-horizon tasks even compared to Argon, and we’ve strengthened frontier safeguards.

As we did with Argon, we’re going to roll it out gradually + responsibly. Some trusted cyber defenders will get access starting this week. We'll be expanding it to more partners through our Fairwind Program, ahead of wider availability soon, so hang tight!

[Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 @lightning]

Wavelength is now live on mainnet! 🌊

Humans and agents can now send and receive bitcoin payments with the Wavelength SDK.

A few API calls, self-custodial from the first command, with no node or liquidity to manage.

Read more and start building: https://t.co/gyXUMKVMlo

[Olaoluwa Osuntokun @roasbeef]

🚨

due to CVE-2026-111943 (eMudhra CA compromise: ⓸㆕), we strongly recommend all lnd/btcd/tapd/litd users to either update to the release binaries below, or re-build their binaries with Go 1.27.3:
* lnd: https://t.co/nASK8lSYdU
* tapd: https://t.co/EgsAOpiqPS
* btcd: https://t.co/5hGvEAI6Mg
* litd: https://t.co/6zhZDkiD1J

[Mudit Gupta @Mudit__Gupta]

🚨 Nightmare day for cybersecurity

Multiple major security incidents, active exploits, supply chain compromises...

If you run production systems, start patching NOW.

PHP: Two critical unauthenticated RCEs. Attackers already exploiting them. Patch NOW

LiteLLM: v1.107.0 on PyPI and Docker is BACKDOORED. Steals cloud, SSH, and AI credentials. Pin 1.106.2. Rotate secrets.

eMudhra: A certificate authority's keys were crackable. Update your browsers, systems, and trust stores.

Node.js / Next.js / React: Security releases for Brotli RCE, TLS bypasses, and TWO critical Next.js RCEs.

TiDB Cloud: PingCAP breached through stolen credentials. Customer information and other sensitive data exfiltrated. Read the attacker's release, fun stuff.

Plex2Shell: Weaponized within HOURS of the PoC. Attackers already deploying cryptominers and proxy backdoors.

BeyondTrust / Ivanti: Actively exploited zero-days added to CISA's KEV catalog. BeyondTrust attacks linked to a China-nexus campaign.

And that's not even the full list.

Patch. Audit. Rotate. NOW.

[DeepSeek @deepseek_ai]

🚀 Introducing DeepInfer, our in-house inference framework, now fully open source!

Powering DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash at scale with high throughput and low latency. We’re sharing our production stack to help the community lower compute costs, reduce energy use, and make AI more affordable.

🔗 https://t.co/JGAik1kgk0

1/4

[Lightning Labs⚡️🌐 @lightning]

Introducing LayerTree, a non-custodial scaling solution on bitcoin that connects to Lightning.

Using covenants, one UXTO can be shared by a million users. Any user can leave at any time in a single transaction. Users don't need to be online to receive. Funds never time out.

LayerTree is the next step in bringing bitcoin to billions.

Learn more: https://t.co/4oEwnwWLBC

[Maheer @Muhamma90584326]

@dev_useee @bitshala_org @btrust_builders @tech_lateef @M_Aliyu_Shehu @Thevelopher @lightning We finally did it. Let keep pushing, I believe we are solving a critical problem, and Infernos will be the solution...

[Abdullahi.dev 👨🏽‍💻 @Thevelopher]

LFG!

[Code Warrior @dev_useee]

🇳🇬🏆 We won the Machine Money Track at BOSS Battle 2026!
Huge thanks to @bitshala_org, @btrust_builders the organizers, judges, and everyone who supported us. We built Infernos — permissionless AI inference paid with Bitcoin Lightning. Here's the story behind our journey 👇 📝

[Btrust @btrustteam]

What does it take to build a pathway for developers to find their place in Bitcoin open source?

In the latest episode of Btrust in Focus, @proofofpaul sits down with @StephTitcombe, Head of Program & Operations at Btrust, to discuss the evolution of Btrust Builders and what it takes to support developers as they enter, grow and contribute to the Bitcoin ecosystem.

They talk about the lessons that have shaped the program, the communities and projects that have grown around it, and the role of mentorship in creating a cycle where developers eventually become mentors and leaders themselves.

Stephanie also shares what comes next for @btrust_builders, from expanding its technical pathways and supporting local communities to creating more opportunities for developers to build together.

Watch the full episode here👉 https://t.co/m9FFzZaWid

[Abeeujah @abeeujah]

Up @BitDevsKaduna 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[Abdullahi.dev 👨🏽‍💻 @Thevelopher]

@KalyfaMuhd Ask him to create smaller stacked prs with smaller commits gaskiya 😅

[Btrust @btrustteam]

We’re excited to announce the Q3 2026 Btrust developer grant recipients. 🚀

Ten Bitcoin open-source developers are receiving support: five starter grant recipients and five long-term open-source cohort members.

This quarter also marks an important first: Btrust developer grants are going directly to developers outside Africa. Through our recent expansion of long-term grants across the Global Majority, we’re now supporting developers in Brazil 🇧🇷 and India 🇮🇳.

Their work, alongside that of recipients in Nigeria 🇳🇬 and Kenya 🇰🇪, spans @bitcoincoreorg, mining ⛏️ infrastructure, Lightning⚡, wallet libraries, and privacy-preserving payments.

Meet the recipients and learn about their work: