October 31st Bitfinex partners with Torogoz Dev to fund Bitcoin and Lightning developer training.
Road Town, British Virgin Islands – October 31, 2023 – Bitfinex (https://www.bitfinex.com/), a next-generation digital asset trading platform, celebrated the 15th anniversary of the publication of the Bitcoin White Paper by announcing a new collaboration with Torogoz Dev, an educational program based on El. Salvador focuses on providing Bitcoin technical education and Lightning Network development.
Following El Salvador’s historic decision to declare Bitcoin legal tender in 2021, there is significant demand for educational resources and training to increase understanding of how to use and develop Bitcoin in El Salvador. Torogoz Dev’s mission is to provide students with the opportunity to fill the gap in demand for Bitcoin technical knowledge and add value to Bitcoin and Lightning development.
Bitfinex is committed to advancing Bitcoin education in El Salvador and around the world as part of its broader mission to promote financial freedom as outlined in its “Declaration of Freedom.” Bitfinex believes that education is a key factor in fostering important social change. Torogoz Dev’s investment in educational programs is another example of its commitment to Bitcoin education.
“Supporting technical education on Bitcoin and Lightning technology is critical to Bitfinex’s mission to provide financial freedom,” said Paolo Ardoino, Bitfinex Chief Technology Officer. “Torogoz Dev has created a very important initiative to increase the technical capacity of Salvadoran experts to use, work and develop Bitcoin. “We are delighted to be collaborating with them and to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Bitcoin White Paper through this educational initiative.”
Torogoz Dev currently offers an intensive course for students who have completed previous learning steps, including Bitcoin and Lightning programming training. This intensive course, called Fellowship, is offered to selected students from previous stages of Torogoz Dev training. The course aims to ensure Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador by training students to provide solutions that match their interests and address local needs. Students will run Bitcoin and Lightning nodes, develop internal node networks, open channels, and learn about node management and networks.
They will be working with Cherito Café, a Bitcoin-friendly agricultural business in El Salvador that wants to integrate Bitcoin as a payment solution. Students begin by identifying business requirements and progress to creating user stories, a product backlog, grouping stories by epic, defining acceptance criteria, and identifying dependencies. The project structure and code development are published on Github.
Students will also learn how to manage cloud services and apply programming logic to make payments through the Lightning Network. You’ll also learn how to document APIs and security practices that apply to Lightning, microservices, and systems related to APIs. We also create various plugins to integrate with content management systems such as WooCommerce or WordPress.
Bitfinex aims to accelerate financial and technology literacy and inclusion by sponsoring events such as the Adopting Bitcoin conference and partnering with pioneering organizations adopting decentralized technologies. Through these educational initiatives, Bitfinex hopes to create a ripple effect of positive change by helping people understand and leverage the benefits of Bitcoin and blockchain technology.
For the second year in a row, Bitfinex is the main co-organizer of the Adopting Bitcoin 2023 conference with Galoy. The event will be held in San Salvador and Bitcoin Beach on November 7-9 and will feature Bitcoin advocates calling for Bitcoin, the Lightning Network and financial independence.
Introduction to Bitfinex
Founded in 2012, Bitfinex is a digital token trading platform that provides cutting-edge services to traders and global liquidity providers. In addition to a series of advanced trading features and charting tools, Bitfinex offers access to peer-to-peer finance, OTC markets, and margin trading for a variety of digital tokens. Bitfinex’s strategy is focused on providing unparalleled support, tools and innovation to skilled traders and liquidity providers around the world. For more information, please visit www.bitfinex.com.
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