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Generally speaking, bitcoin open-source is far from a profitable endeavor. And even if you are fortunate enough to get paid to work on it, you won’t exactly be bringing home the big bucks. There are lots of reasons why people make the trade off which we will cover in a future thread.
Show PostSome look for contributors that are aligned with a specific mission like the Human Rights Foundation which awards grants to those working towards making bitcoin a powerful tool for financial freedom, particularly for human rights defenders in challenging political environments.
Show Post𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 The duration of a grant can be anywhere from 3 months to a year, and a few of the grantors offer multi-year, long term support. Some organizations focus on specific parts of the world like Btrust which primarily funds developers, conferences, and educational programs in Africa.
Show PostThere are many organizations that offer grants. OpenSats, Brink, Spiral, the Human Rights Foundation (@hrf.org) , Btrust, Bitshala, Vinteum, B4OS, and Maelstrom are just a few examples. Some projects even have foundations dedicated to helping fund developers like the Bitcoin Dev Kit Foundation.
Show Post𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 All of that being said, there is a sizable portion of bitcoin devs that get their funding from grants. This is a pretty unique model, even within the greater ecosystem of open-source software. It’s unusual for grants to play such a prominent role in bitcoin.
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