● Date and Time: Friday, September 12, 2025 3:00 PM - 7:00 Pm
● Location: Gitega Study Space, Gitega, Burundi
● Organized by: Bitdevs Gitega
● Registration link: https://clooza.com/events/FOSS
The 4th Socratic Seminar of BitDevs Gitega was an emotionally moving and highly engaging session. It served as the best moment for the FOSS developer subgroups to present the progress of their respective projects.
As of this session:
● All members and participants now have a solid understanding of how on-chain Bitcoin transactions work.
● Most teams have already completed the front-end development of their applications.
● The focus has now shifted to back-end integration, with teams actively building the core functionalities of their tools.
This seminar also featured a special technical session introducing participants to the Lightning Network, opening new perspectives on instant Bitcoin payments and scalability.
The session was led by Advaxe NDAYISENGA, who delivered a comprehensive introduction to:
● The fundamentals of the Lightning Network,
● How to set up and operate a Lightning node,
● How to access and implement Lightning APIs in their FOSS projects.
This was a crucial turning point for developers to begin exploring off-chain Bitcoin transactions, expanding the scope and use cases of their solutions.
● Welcome & Recap of previous seminar
● Group Project updates and progress
● Technical Session: Introduction to the Lightning Network
● Q&A and Open Discussion
● Wrap-Up & Next Steps
★ The seminar showcased strong group collaboration, clear division of roles, and visible technical growth.
★ Participants are progressing from front-end UIs to back-end functionality.
★ The introduction of Lightning Network opened new development paths for scalability and speed in Bitcoin apps.
★ Community interest in technical depth and peer learning remains high.
❖ Continued backend development for each solution
❖ Practical experiments with Lightning Network nodes and testnet
❖ Outreach to experienced FOSS mentors to support teams
❖ Preparation for the upcoming mini-Hackathon towards the end of the year