A lot has been happening in the Boltverse over the past few weeks, let’s get you up to speed with our most recent news, updates, and stories!
NUTS & BOLTS 🔩 Ep. 1&2
We have recently launched NUTS & BOLTS 🔩, a weekly podcast and Twitter space where we have conversations with makers building Web3 on bitcoin.
Ep. 1: For our first (official) episode, we had Mick Morucci on from Geyser (geyser.fund). Geyser is a global crowdfunding platform that helps Bitcoin builders and creators to fund their ideas. We discussed his journey into bitcoin & lightning, their team's experience at our first Shock the Web ⚡️ hackathon back in March, some of Geyser's new feature specs, as well as their plans for the future of fundraising on bitcoin! Listen to the full episode here.
Ep. 2: For our second episode of NUTS & BOLTS 🔩, we invited recently inducted maker Rene Aaron on the show to talk about his recent work in lightning, WebLN, and Alby. Rene is a notable success story from our first Shock the Web #hackathon, coming in at 3rd place with his awesome lightning Payment Widgets project. We recapped on his experience at STW1⚡️, as well as hearing about what he's been up to since, including: co-authoring a new WebLN guide, open-source commits to Alby, the recent release of his updated payment widgets, plus much more! Listen to the full episode here.
Shock the Web 2 ⚡️ is back! (16th-19th June)
You read that right folks, Shock The Web ⚡️ is back this June for our second lightning hackathon of 2022! We'll be picking up from where we left off last time, enabling makers to explore, build and design web applications that can interact with lightning & WebLN.
Structured around a shorter 4 day format, Shock the Web 2 ⚡️will be starting on Thursday (June 16th) with a day of discussions and workshops. We'll then let you get on with hacking for the whole weekend until the submission deadline (17th-19th). Of-course, we’re going to have mentors to help you along the way - as well as some awesome cash prizes for our winners! Register now, so you don’t miss out on the FUN!
Interested in taking part? Register now so you don’t miss out on the FUN! Or hop into BOLT🔩FUN's Discord where all communications, team building, news, updates, schedules, and more will take place. Come and say hi 👋 to other makers, form teams, discuss project ideas, and get started on your lightning journey! You can:
- Chit chat in #💬lobby
- Form teams in #👯team-building
- Discuss web app inspo in #💡ideas
- Learn with other makers in #💻hacker-talk
- Get help from mentors & other makers #🙋get-help
First time building on Lightning? Want to get a head start? No need to worry, we've got over 10 hours worth of online tutorials, workshops, and talks to get you started hacking at lightning speed! Just visit BOLT🔩FUN's YouTube or BitcoinTV channels and get started with some great tutorials. Is that all?! Nope! Some of the kind folks over at Alby have also just released a WebLN Guide so you can get started building your first lightning web app in minutes!
Let’s stay in touch!
Got an idea for a new lightning app? Want to join other makers and discuss design, development, and lightning? Want to take part in Shock the Web⚡️2? We've got a few ways you can stay up to date and participate in BOLT🔩FUN!
Until next time,
Shock & Roll ⚡️🤘
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