What Is the Best Way to Fund Bitcoin and Freedom Tech Development?
OpenSats is a 501(c)(3) public charity focused on supporting and maintaining a sustainable ecosystem of funding for free and open-source projects, particularly those related to Bitcoin, Nostr and freedom tech.
Gigi, Matt Odell and NVK sit on the board of directors (as well as 6 others)
doesn't take a percentage from the donations to fund its operations, instead, it relies on separate donations to its Operations Budget to keep running.
It operates with a transparent, nine-person board that makes all organizational decisions
The Bitcoin Development Fund by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) is a program that supports software developers, human rights defenders, educators, and community builders who are working to enhance the privacy, security, and decentralization of Bitcoin. It aims to counteract financial surveillance, censorship, confiscation, and repression, particularly for individuals in oppressive environments.
The fund finances projects related to Bitcoin Core, Nostr, Ecash, and other complementary freedom technologies.
Brink is a Bitcoin research and development center founded in 2020 with the mission to strengthen the Bitcoin protocol and network through fundamental research, development, funding, education, and mentoring. It supports the Bitcoin developer community by running two main programs:
Fellowship Program: This is an intensive one-year program aimed at onboarding new contributors into Bitcoin protocol development, providing them with mentorship, education, and a platform to contribute to Bitcoin Core and other open-source projects.
Grants Program: This program offers year-long grants to established Bitcoin protocol engineers to work full-time on open-source Bitcoin projects, focusing on enhancing security, stability, and scalability of the protocol, including work on Lightning Network and other Layer 2 technologies.