BitDevs Mauritius and OSGuild Open Registration for the Genesis Workshop
BitDevs Mauritius has partnered with OSGuild to launch the Genesis Workshop, a hands-on Bitcoin and open-source training event happening on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at Workshop17, Telfair, Moka, Mauritius.
Registration is now open at workshop.osguild.dev, and the event is in-person only.
What the Workshop Covers
The Genesis Workshop brings together developers, students, and builders for a practical introduction to open-source culture, AI-assisted development, and the technologies powering the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Unlike a typical coding bootcamp, the organizers describe the event as a proving ground for serious contributors. Participants will join breakout sessions led by experienced Bitcoin engineers, where they will navigate real codebases, explore open issues, and learn actual contribution workflows.
The curriculum leans on principles familiar to Bitcoiners. “Don’t Trust. Verify.” sits at the center, alongside an emphasis on reading and understanding existing code before writing new contributions.
An Entry Point Into a Bigger Ecosystem
Genesis is the first step into OSGuild’s broader developer pipeline. The Mauritius-based initiative connects open-source contributions with cryptographic identity and Lightning incentives.
In practice, this means developers work on production-grade projects such as Fedimint plugins, Lightning wallet modules, and developer tooling. They authenticate with Nostr keys and earn sats micro-payouts, routed directly to their self-custodial Lightning wallets for verified contributions.
Beyond the workshop, OSGuild runs a six-week pathway. It takes participants from orientation and Git fundamentals through contribution sprints, and ends with a Nostr-verified certificate badge and entry into the core maintainer pool.
Growing Africa’s Open-Source Talent
The workshop is supported by Btrust, the Bitcoin developer organization backing BitDevs communities across the continent. With this event, Mauritius joins a growing list of African cities building structured pipelines for Bitcoin open-source talent, alongside active BitDevs meetups from Abuja to Nairobi to Johannesburg.
Developers, students, and builders in Mauritius can register now at workshop.osguild.dev. The speaker lineup will be announced soon.