The pangolin mascot naming contest has a winner...

🎉👋 MEET MERKLE! 👋🎉

The name is a nod to the cryptographer Ralph Merkle who created a number of technologies that are fundamental to bitcoin.

He is most famous for co-inventing public key cryptography and creating the Merkle trees we all know and love.

Congratulations to @J.T. Woodhouse for submitting the winning entry on nostr. To celebrate, we will be releasing some special content on Merkle trees next month.

The runner up was Petunia 🌸 Honorable mentions go to those that submitted the names Scaly, Petey, Pauldron, Ronnie, Pangoshi, Bitsy, Nacho, Toshi, and Leroy. In the coming days we will be reaching out to you so we can send stickers your way!

Thanks everyone for your participation! The names you submitted were so good we may have to expand the Merkle family tree to include new friends 😉

LAST CALL! 📣 1 day left to submit a name for our new mascot

We've seen some awesome suggestions come through but there is still time to get your entries in.

There is no limit to the amount of times you can enter. Open to participants anywhere in the world.

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Just 3 days left to submit your best, most creative names for our new mascot.

We're seeing some really good submissions so far. Keep them coming!

HELP! This little pangolin started hanging around our website.

It’s been at least a month and it doesn’t look like it’s going away anytime soon.

What should we name it?



When we launched our new website in December this fellow quickly showed up.

Now it needs a name and we want your suggestions!

Reply to this thread with your best name and if it is chosen, you will win a BDP swag pack.

Stickers will also be sent to honorable mentions 😉



Pangolins are solitary, curious creatures known for their armor-like scales & quiet determination. Like the best open-source contributors, they build, explore, & protect what matters. To us they represent the kind of thoughtful, persistent energy we see in bitcoin devs daily.

You have 10 days, until 2/26 to share your best, most clever, and imaginative names.

There is no limit to the amount of times you can enter. Let’s see those names!

The ₿OSS Challenge is designed to get you started in a career in open source. Deadline to apply is tomorrow, December 31.

Don't overthink it. Apply now and change your life in 2026.



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THERE ARE FOUR DAYS LEFT TO APPLY FOR THE ₿OSS CHALLENGE

Since 2024 the ₿OSS Challenge has helped 20 developers become full time bitcoin open source software contributors.

Number 21 could be you. Apply now💪



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Enlightening! Testing! Inspiring!

That is how 2025 alum Sangbida describes the ₿OSS Challenge.

When she took it she was working on corporate side of #bitcoin. Now she is funded by @nprofile1q... to contribute to Core Lightning ⚡️



What’s stopping you? Start your career in bitcoin open source software (₿OSS) and change your life forever.

Applications close in 10 days on Dec 31. Program kicks off the week of January 12.

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There are just 10 days* left to apply to the ₿OSS Challenge.

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It can be tough to get into open source on your own.

When Marco started the ₿OSS Challenge he was trading options. Now he is funded by Brink to work on fuzz testing.



The program helped him navigate the large Bitcoin Core code base and decide where to focus his energy.

It provided actionable steps to bring him closer to becoming a #bitcoin open source contributor.

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📢 ATTN: developers interested in bitcoin open-source

👀 We are looking for participants for voluntary usability testing.

🖥️ During the session you’ll be asked to share your thoughts while interacting with a website prototype.


If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, sign up here 👇

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3k1nJkfAE891CC5V2hPyyvB1Cosp3nOlpBG57gYInkhwfHg/viewform

Selected participants will be contacted to schedule a remote session with the designer.

Thank you in advance. We would love your participation! ✨