Btrust Builders is an engineering program affiliated with Btrust that trains and funds African open-source Bitcoin and Lightning developers. Btrust Builders's Twitter Score is 18 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #56,860 among 498,348 tracked accounts.
Btrust Builders was originally launched as Qala, then acquired and rebranded under its current name in September 2023. It was co-founded by Bernard Parah and Abubakar Nur Khalil. The program has previously received backing from the Human Rights Foundation, Coinbase, and Gemini. Btrust Builders also maintains an affiliation with Chaincode Labs.
Btrust Builders has grown into a significant force in African Bitcoin development. By 2025, the program had supported 493 developers drawn from more than 15 countries, following more than 1,800 applications. That same year, it was named the 2025 African Bitcoin Project of the Year at the Africa Bitcoin Conference. Its active program includes structured learning pathways and an Open Source Fellowship. Btrust Builders has accumulated 4,934 followers as of October 2026 and published 6,430 posts on the platform. The account has been mentioned by 22 accounts, with 60 total mentions.
Who follows Btrust Builders on X?
The accounts that follow Btrust Builders include 102 founders, 6 angel investors, 50 influencers and 1 VCs. Among them are Laura Shin, Cuy Sheffield, Tuur Demeester, leighcuen.substack.com, Alex Gladstein and Blockstream.