We’re excited to be sponsoring and taking part in #OSCAFest25, Africa’s largest open-source festival. 🎉
This gathering brings together developers, designers, students, and organizations from across the continent and beyond to learn from each other, spark new ideas, and strengthen the open-source movement.
This year’s theme is "Beyond Borders", and it perfectly reflects what we believe in as an organization; building technology that connects people, communities, and opportunities across the world.
📅 August 15 – 16, 2025
📍 Landmark Event Centre, Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬
Grab your ticket at:
and use the code OSF25BTRUST50 for 50% off.
On Friday, our grantee Tobechi Chukwuleta will be hosting a workshop on Open Source Bitcoin Payment Infrastructure for African Businesses.
Tobechi is a contributor to BTCPay Server, an open-source Bitcoin payment processor that gives businesses the power to accept Bitcoin without relying on third parties. In his session, he’ll walk participants through how to set up BTCPay Server 💚, use its merchant tools, integrate it with online stores, and explore its plugin ecosystem, including Lightning Network support. He’ll conclude with a live demo featuring a Naira-denominated checkout for local customers.
On Saturday, our Engineering Lead, Kelvin Isievwore, will give a keynote on Building Out Africa’s Open Source Ecosystem. He’ll share our journey from an idea to a thriving community, funding developers, launching builder programs, and creating spaces where open-source collaboration can flourish.
In the afternoon, Itoro Ukpong will share insights in his talk Opening Up Bitcoin: Empowering Developers Across Languages with BDK-FFI. Itoro’s work helps bridge Bitcoin Dev Kit’s core with widely-used programming languages like Python, Kotlin, and Swift.
One of Saturday’s highlights will be the Women in Open Source Brunch, which we’re proud to sponsor. This is a space for women in open source to network, share, and support one another on their journey in tech.
Attendance is limited, and you’ll need an OSCAFest ticket to join. You can RSVP here:
Google Docs
Women in Open Source (OSCAFest '25)
Women in Open Source Brunch is an event by OSCA to inspire, empower, and connect women in open source through dialogue, knowledge-sharing, and comm...
During the brunch:
• Enigbe Ochekliye will give a lightning talk on Finding Your Place in Bitcoin Open Source, sharing stories and pathways for newcomers to get started with confidence.
• Jennifer Ezeobi and Munirat Olayiwola will lead an interactive session on Building Your Career in Bitcoin, exploring how to contribute across different roles, overcome common challenges, and tap into mentorship and funding opportunities.
Explore the full OSCAFest agenda here:
Open Source Festival | Speaker Schedule
A high profile event with series of talks, workshops, and awareness of open-sourced developer tools.
We’ll have around 40 members from the Btrust Builders and BitDevs Lagos communities, so you’ll definitely spot many familiar faces.
We’ll also have a booth at the event. Come through to learn more about our work, and get some merch.
See you in Lagos! 🇳🇬
