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<p class="is-style-lead">The Bitcoin non-profit, Btrust, co-founded by rapper Jay-Z and Block CEO Jack Dorsey, has acquired the Bitcoin talent company, Qala.</p> 
<p>Following this acquisition, Qala, an organization that provides training for African Bitcoin and Lightning engineers, has been rebranded as the Btrust Builders Program.</p> 
<p>According to reports on Sep. 6, the deal is a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/09/05/jack-dorseys-btrust-acquires-african-bitcoin-talent-developer-qala/?sh=4c7a777c2567" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">synergistic acquisition</a>&nbsp;to advance Bitcoin development in Africa. </p> 
<p>While Btrust has the financial resources, it didn’t have the structure to develop the African Bitcoin talent pipeline.&nbsp;</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today, we are thrilled to share a monumental story in our journey. We have officially become part of ₿trust <a href="https://twitter.com/btrustteam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@btrustteam</a>! <br><br>This has led to our rebranding as ₿trust Builders – marking a pivotal shift in our operations to focus on open-source training in Bitcoin and Lightning. <a href="https://t.co/kjSkpv8Sbc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">pic.twitter.com/kjSkpv8Sbc</a></p>— Btrust Builders (@btrust_builders) <a href="https://twitter.com/btrust_builders/status/1699033009830191416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 5, 2023</a> 
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<p>On the other side, Qala has the system in place but is lacking the resources to achieve its goal sustainably since, as a social enterprise, it doesn’t earn revenues. </p> 
<p>Prior to this agreement, Qala relied on grants from organizations, including Coinbase Giving and $100,000 from the Human Rights Foundation.</p> 
<p> You might also like: <a href="https://crypto.news/jack-dorsey-jay-z-btrust-india-africa/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z Set Up Btrust Focused on India and Africa </a> </p> 
<p>Qala’s CEO, Femi Longe, and Stephanie Titcombe, a program manager, are now set to join Btrust as program leads for the new Btrust Builders program. </p> 
<p>The program will shift focus to open-source training, with an invitation for senior African software developers to participate in Bitcoin and Lightning development.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">JAY-Z/@S_C_ and I are giving 500 BTC to a new endowment named ₿trust to fund <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">#Bitcoin</a> development, initially focused on teams in Africa &amp; India. It‘ll be set up as a blind irrevocable trust, taking zero direction from us. We need 3 board members to start: <a href="https://t.co/L4mRBryMJe" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/L4mRBryMJe</a></p>— jack (@jack) <a href="https://twitter.com/jack/status/1360114881978982403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">February 12, 2021</a> 
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<p>On Feb. 11, 2021, Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z jointly pledged 500 BTC for Btrust to support teams working on a project in India and Africa. However, there were no specific directives from the co-founders. </p> 
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<p>Btrust has since sponsored events like the maiden edition of the&nbsp;<a href="https://guardian.ng/business-services/btrust-throws-its-weight-behind-africa-bitcoin-conference/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Africa Bitcoin Conference</a>, scheduled from Dec. 5 to 7 in Ghana, as part of their larger mission to decentralize the development of Bitcoin.</p> 
<p> Read more: <a href="https://crypto.news/startup-jay-z-ethereum-devs-apps/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> Startup Backed by Jay-Z Is Helping Ethereum Devs Build Apps, Here’s How </a> </p>

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