Advaxe Ndayisenga⚡️

Bitcoin Developer | Software Engineer | Founder & CTO at @mysatoshi257 | Co-Founder @Freeti_Bdi , @btcshule && @bitdevsgtga

Leit: Live and let live!

[Advaxe Ndayisenga⚡️ @AdvaxeIr]

Wrapped the Buja LN Bootcamp 🇧🇮 and I’m genuinely proud.
Bitcoin fundamentals → real LN builds → pitching working projects.
From “questions” to “ideas shipped” : that’s why we do this.
Respect to @heyolaniran, and to the team behind the scenes @_Satoshee & @Ladyyyy_lo .

[Africa Free Routing ⚡ @FreeRoutingAf]

Our Lightning Developer Bootcamp in Bujumbura, Burundi 🇧🇮 is officially a wrap and what an incredible week it has been.

Over five days, participants journeyed from Bitcoin fundamentals, the history of money, cryptographic signatures, transactions, and the blockchain, all the way to building and testing real projects on the Lightning Network. Today, they pitched those projects to the room. Watching developers who started the week with questions end it with working ideas is exactly why we run these bootcamps.

A huge shoutout to our instructors, @heyolaniran and @advaxeir. You didn’t just teach, you inspired. The depth, clarity, and energy you brought to every session shaped the entire experience. Thank you both.

To our executing team, @_Satoshee and @Ladyyyy_lo, thank you for the countless behind the scenes efforts that made this bootcamp possible. These events only succeed because of people like you.

A special thank you to @belyi_nobel, @Barakana_GE, and the @bitdevsgtga team for inviting us to Burundi, welcoming us so warmly, and supporting the local ground planning. Your community’s passion for Bitcoin education is truly inspiring, and this definitely won’t be our last time here.

And to our sponsors and partners who continue to make this mission possible, @btrustteam, @HRF, @Tether_Africa, @afribitcoiners, @planb_network, and @freetechite, thank you. Your support is what transforms an idea into five days of hands on Bitcoin education across Africa.

The Lightning Network is growing across this continent. One city, one bootcamp, one developer at a time.

Next stop: Kisumu, Kenya 🇰🇪

[Advaxe Ndayisenga⚡️ @AdvaxeIr]

Privacy, freedom, and open-source innovation don't happen by accident : they are built by dedicated developers.
Keep building. Keep learning. Keep pushing Bitcoin forward. ⚡

[Bitdevs Gitega @bitdevsgtga]

Alumni of the Bujumbura Lightning Developer Bootcamp (@FreeRoutingAf ), apply now for 2 upcoming hackathons. Only 30 spots available.

BitDevs team will guide participants on-site in building open-source solutions that empower users and protect privacy.
Supported by @vexl

[Breez ⚡ @Breez_Tech]

Welcome @maweaac ⚡️

She's joined the Breez team to lead BD and help bring bitcoin to every app.

Before Breez, she cofounded her own bitcoin startup, and she's now ready to help drive the next phase of bitcoin adoption for builders around the world.

Onwards 🔥

[Advaxe Ndayisenga⚡️ @AdvaxeIr]

Real building starts where no one controls your access.
30 spots. 2 hackathons. 3 workshops.
Bujumbura, June 5–6, Martha Hotel.
P2P Bitcoin. Lightning. No intermediaries.
Stop waiting. Start building.
Apply here ↓
https://t.co/y8robAd9xP

#BitcoinP2P #LightningNetwork #Bujumbura

[Bitdevs Gitega @bitdevsgtga]

🚀 After the Bujumbura Lightning Dev Bootcamp with @FreeRoutingAf , 30 top participants join 2 Bitcoin P2P hackathons to build and launch real-world projects aligned with the principle: Tech should empower, not control.
An initiative supported by @vexl

[Africa Bitcoin News📰🌍 @AfriBitcoinNews]

NEW: 🇧🇮 Inside Africa Free Routing’s (@FreeRoutingAf) Bujumbura Lightning Developer Bootcamp.

Over five days, participants progressed from understanding Bitcoin’s foundations to building practical Lightning-powered applications.

Read More: https://t.co/WfUlWk8aDH

[Advaxe Ndayisenga⚡️ @AdvaxeIr]

An absolute honor to drive this technical intensity as an instructor alongside @heyolaniran . Our combined energy kept the momentum at peak level all week. whiteboards were full, and the code was compiling!
@savingsatoshi @FreeRoutingAf @HRF @btrust_builders @bitdevsgtga

[Advaxe Ndayisenga⚡️ @AdvaxeIr]

⚡ 5 days of pure technical execution in Bujumbura, and the results speak for themselves! 🇧🇮

We didn’t just talk about Bitcoin theory at the Lightning Developer Bootcamp—we built. The future of non-custodial finance in Burundi is officially being coded.

[Advaxe Ndayisenga⚡️ @AdvaxeIr]

The breakthrough moments made this week incredible. Watching local devs go from unpacking protocol rules to pitching functional, live Lightning projects in under a week was mind-blowing. Burundi’s tech talent is ready to lead.

[Advaxe Ndayisenga⚡️ @AdvaxeIr]

Lightning fundamentals: channel open, funding tx contract, payment locks, trustless peer transfers.
Hands-on with @lightningpolar: node-to-node + routed payments simulation.
Big appreciation to the participants—their progress makes the future of Lightning scaling real.

[Africa Free Routing ⚡ @FreeRoutingAf]

Day 3 of our Lightning Developer Bootcamp in Bujumbura, Burundi 🇧🇮, is a wrap!

Today our instructors @heyolaniran and @advaxeir went deep into the Lightning Network, its structure, how payment channels are opened, and the mechanics behind the funding transaction contract. We also unpacked payment locks and how they enable trustless transfers between peers.

The highlight? Putting it all into practice with @lightningpolar. Participants simulated a real Lightning network, tested node-to-node payments, and saw firsthand how routed payments scale across the network.

This is where Bitcoin's scalability story gets exciting, and watching developers grasp it in real time is why we do this work.

Day 4 tomorrow 🚀

@btrustteam @HRF @Tether_Africa @afribitcoiners @planb_network @bitdevsgtga @Freeti_Bdi

[Advaxe Ndayisenga⚡️ @AdvaxeIr]

The team turned theory into practice by testing locking scripts (P2PK/P2PKH/P2SH/P2TR),encoding messages, simulating block mining & using the Bitcoin CLI to validate the end-to-end workflow.
Key takeaway:understanding why each script protects differently not just how it works.🔥

[Africa Free Routing ⚡ @FreeRoutingAf]

✅ Day 2 of our Lightning Developer Bootcamp in Bujumbura 🇧🇮

Today, we explored and tested different Bitcoin locking scripts including P2PK, P2PKH, P2SH, and P2TR, gaining a deeper understanding of how Bitcoin transactions are secured and validated on the network.

We also applied message encoding and simulated block mining using @savingsatoshi, giving participants hands on experience with core Bitcoin concepts.

To wrap up the day, participants used the Bitcoin CLI to query the Bitcoin blockchain and make transactions between wallets, bringing theory into real world practice.

As usual, the learning, collaboration, and energy in the room continue to be incredible 🚀

@btrustteam @HRF @Tether_Africa @afribitcoiners @planb_network @bitdevsgtga @Freeti_Bdi

[Free Tech Institute @Freeti_Bdi]

Highlights from the 3-Day SME Accelerator held in Ngozi

[Africa Free Routing ⚡ @FreeRoutingAf]

We just kicked off our Lightning Developer Bootcamp in Bujumbura, Burundi 🇧🇮

Every seat is taken 🤩 5 days of building, learning, and shipping on Lightning. Let’s go! 🚀

Thank you to our sponsors and partners for making this happen:

@btrustteam @HRF @Tether_Africa @afribitcoiners @planb_network @bitdevsgtga @freetechite

[Africa Free Routing ⚡ @FreeRoutingAf]

Day 1 of our Lightning Developer Bootcamp in Bujumbura, Burundi 🇧🇮 is a wrap!

We started with the fundamentals, exploring what money actually is, tracing its history, and examining what makes good money. Bitcoin doesn't just meet those criteria; it redefines them.

From there we moved into the technical layer: how Bitcoin transactions are constructed, how cryptographic signatures (ECDSA) work, and the relationship between private and public keys. We closed the day by unpacking blocks and the blockchain itself, the data structure that makes it all trustless.

Shoutout to our instructors @heyolaniran and @advaxeir, you set the tone perfectly for what's going to be an incredible 5 days.

None of this happens without the support of our amazing sponsors and partners, @btrustteam, @HRF, @Tether_Africa, @afribitcoiners, @planb_network, @bitdevsgtga, and @freetechite.
Thank you 🙏

On to Day 2...

[Advaxe Ndayisenga⚡️ @AdvaxeIr]

Bitcoin adoption starts when sats become spendable in everyday life.
https://t.co/h3RA1AaQSM

[My Satoshis @mysatoshi257]

The 1st question from @HopeAfricaU students was simple:“If I have sats,how do I spend them?”
That’s exactly the problem we solved.
You can exchange sats locally with Lumicash, and also use them to buy globally.
Bitcoin is useful when it connects local life to the global economy.

[Bitdevs Gitega @bitdevsgtga]

Our upcoming Socratic Seminar, featuring a new format, marks the beginning of a stronger and more structured journey toward building practical solutions with rigor and impact.
Special thanks to @btrust_builders and @HRF for their continued support in making this initiative posbl

[Free Tech Institute @Freeti_Bdi]

Special thanks to Trezor @TrezorAcademy and @AtlasNetwork for their support in launching the first of a three-cohort SME training series, which will conclude with a Policy Brief to be shared with relevant institutions across the country.

#DigitalInnovation #Entrepreneurship

[Rurbit @rurbit]

The story of Rurbit is live on Blink! ⚡️ See how we’re using USSD to make Bitcoin accessible to every Burundian, with or without a smartphone. Thank you to @blinkbtc & to everyone who made this possible.
https://t.co/PIFRtbrte1
@btrust_builders @HRF @TrezorAcademy @OpenSats

[My Satoshis @mysatoshi257]

Ordered, confirmed and stacked! ✅ 🥞
Seamlessly converting local currency into the hardest asset on Earth. From Lumicash USSD to Lightning Network in just a few taps. 🇧🇮⚡️

The future of finance in Burundi is mobile, fast, and orange-pilled. 📱🍊

[Advaxe Ndayisenga⚡️ @AdvaxeIr]

I’m grateful to see this kind of opportunity in Burundi 🇧🇮⚡
If you’ve been waiting for a sign to go from learning to building, this Lightning Developer Bootcamp is it.
@bitdevsgtga

[Africa Free Routing ⚡ @FreeRoutingAf]

What you'll gain from our Burundi Lightning Developer Bootcamp 🇧🇮

→ A solid foundation in Bitcoin & Lightning
→ Hands-on time with real tools
→ The skills to build and test real apps on Lightning

📍 Skynet Burundi (Ex-Hotel Green Valley), Kigobe, Murembwe Avenue No. 37
📅 25–29 May 2026

If that's what you've been looking for, don't miss it. And if you know a developer in Burundi, send this their way ⚡

https://t.co/AmKC86P3K6