Bitcoin Navi Mumbai Meetup - Mempool | Saturday, 16th May 2026 | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

If you are in Navi Mumbai, come join us to learn about:
1) What is Bitcoin Mempool
​2) How Transactions Enter Mempool
3) ​Miners & Transaction Selection
​​​4) Mempool Dynamics & Congestion
5) ​Mempool Tools & Monitoring
​6) Why Mempool Matters

Register at : https://luma.com/q39czu5x

​Bitcoin Meetup - BTCPay Server | Delhi | Saturday, 16th May 2026 | 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Join us for a hands-on session on BTCPay Server, one of the most widely used open‑source Bitcoin payment processors.

​Dive into its architecture, merchant capabilities, and how developers can integrate or extend it for real-world use cases in the Bitcoin economy.

https://luma.com/scgvwqe2

The official BOSS Summit After-Movie 🎬

Cypherpunks, protocol devs, and the brightest fellows in the ecosystem, all locked in together for a week.

From intense architecture debates, to the final accelerator pitches, this is the raw energy of the Global South taking control of its financial future.

Watch the full cut here📽️👇

Join us today (29-Apr-2026) at 8:00 PM IST / 2:30 PM UTC for TradFi & Bitcoin Club

Today, we will have guest session with Levi Johnson & Nolan Nachbar exploring Bitcoin as collateral from a corporate treasury perspective 🧠⚡

Topics:
• What makes “good collateral” in traditional finance
• Bitcoin’s liquidity, transparency & settlement advantages
• Haircuts, LTVs & risk frameworks in BTC-backed lending
• How corporates are using BTC to back credit instruments
• Why Bitcoin is emerging as a new standard for collateral

Join us in lounge of Bitshala discord server for the session: https://discord.com/invite/STeQFVEWf9

The signal is live ⛰️

We spent 6 days in the mountains of Dharamshala, debating, and building the Sovereign Tech Stack.

The official BOSS Summit After-Movie is dropping soon.

Here's a taste. Volume UP. 🎬

Join us today (28-Apr-2026) at 8:00 PM IST / 2:30 PM UTC for Bitcoin Mining Club

Today, we will discuss:
i) Tether Launches Open Source MDK ( Mining Development Kit )
ii) Luxor Expands LuxOS to MicroBT WhatsMiner
iii) Mining Economics & The AI Pivot
iv) Pool Dynamics & Hosting Options
v) ...and much more!

Join us in lounge of Bitshala discord server for the session: https://discord.com/invite/STeQFVEWf9

🚀 Bitshala: Programming Bitcoin (PB) Cohort - Season 1 ⚡

📅 Starts 22th May 2026 | 9‑Weeks | Fridays, 8:00 PM IST (2:30 PM UTC)

📘 Based on Programming Bitcoin book by Jimmy Song

Overview: Advanced hands-on Bitcoin Core development using bitcoin-cli, local regtest node. Covers cryptography, scripting, transactions; build Python tools for protocol-level intuition.

👉 Format: Self-study + weekly live sessions, discussions, Q&A, Assignments

Takeaways:
⚡ Master Bitcoin scripting, consensus, ECC, signatures
⚡ Build/run regtest nodes; create custom scripts/transactions
⚡ Prep for Bitcoin FOSS innovation
⚡ Certificate on completion
⚡ Potential fellowship opportunities

✅ Prerequisites: Technically proficient developers/engineers with Bitcoin basics (e.g., Mastering Bitcoin) and Python proficiency; command-line/Unix helpful.

📌 Applications are open: https://bitshala.org/cohorts/pb/#register

After applying, check your email to join the Discord and get started.

Join us today (27-Apr-2026) at 8:00 PM IST / 2:30 PM UTC for Latest in Bitcoin Tech

We will discuss the following ideas:
i) Algorithmic Agility : Designing systems where cryptography can be upgraded without breaking the entire architecture
ii) Draft BIP for nVersion expansion: Expanding miners' nonce space from 16 bits to 24 bits

Join us in lounge of Bitshala discord server for the session: https://discord.com/invite/STeQFVEWf9


The news items related to the above topics can be found in Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #395 : https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/03/06/

Lightning 101 Meetup Chennai Recap: A Charged Success! ⚡

What an eventful Lightning 101 meetup today in Chennai! We dove deep into the Lightning Network, covering key topics like:
✅ Why Lightning?
✅ Layered architecture of Bitcoin
✅ Bar tab analogy
✅ Top-level Lightning payment flow
✅ HTLCs (Hashed Timelock Contracts)
✅ Lightning Ecosystem
✅ About Bitshala

Special shoutout to Aswin and Sidharth for their hands-on paper demo showing how HTLCs are created, routed, and redeemed—super insightful!

The fun didn't stop there: We wrapped up with an exciting quiz, and the top 3 winners walked away with SATS (smallest unit of Bitcoin) prizes! 🎉

Just wrapped up Bitcoin Mining 101 in Vadodara (25-Apr-2026)! ⛏️🧡

Thanks to everyone who attended and made this session awesome! 🙌

Here's what we covered:
⚙️What is Bitcoin Mining — how proof-of-work secures the network
🔍 How mining actually works — from hash competition to block rewards
🌐mempool.space deep dive — how to navigate unconfirmed transactions, fee estimates & block explorer like a pro

Great questions, great energy — see you at the next one! 🚀

🎉 Event recap - Mumbai Meetup (25-Apr-2026): Bitcoin Transactions, Blocks & On-Chain Txns in Khar, Mumbai! 🚀

We unpacked Bitcoin basics, transaction anatomy (inputs/outputs/scripts), block structure, mempool magic, and hands-on on-chain transactions – signing, broadcasting, fees, validation, and blockchain settlement!

Strong attendance at 603The CoworkingSpace – sincere thanks to all participants! 🌟

Follow us for updates on future meetups

Join us today (22-Apr-2026) at 8:00 PM IST / 2:30 PM UTC for TradFi & Bitcoin Club

Guest Session with Karan Gill (Bredit),

Buying Bitcoin on EMIs — bridging credit access with BTC accumulation.🧠⚡

What we’ll cover:
• How BTC on EMI works
• The financing structure behind it
• Risks vs rewards of leveraging credit for BTC
• Who should (and shouldn't) consider this
• How credit rails can drive broader Bitcoin adoption

Join us in lounge of Bitshala discord server for the session: https://discord.com/invite/STeQFVEWf9