Btrust Skips 2026 Developer Day, Teases Btrust Dev Con 2027

Destiny Smart·October 17, 2026·3 min read

Btrust teaser image of an empty, red-lit theatre stage with the words “Bigger stage. Bolder conversations. Coming soon.”

Key Takeaways

▸Btrust said on 15 October 2026 it will not hold a Developer Day this year and is preparing for a bigger event in 2027.
▸Btrust CEO Abubakar Nur Khalil's post calls the 2027 event "Btrust Dev Con" instead of "Dev Day", hinting at a full conference, though Btrust has not confirmed the format.
▸Btrust has not announced a date, city or format for its 2027 event and says only that more details are coming soon.
▸The first Btrust Developer Day, held in Nairobi on 8 December 2024, drew more than 250 developers, builders and open-source contributors, according to Btrust.
▸This year's Africa Bitcoin Conference runs 2 to 5 December in Blantyre, Malawi, without a Btrust Developer Day to open it, unlike the previous two editions.

Btrust won't hold a Developer Day in 2026. In a post on X on October 15, the Bitcoin developer nonprofit said it is "using this time to listen, reflect, and prepare for a bigger next chapter in 2027."

The post's image shows an empty, red‑lit stage under the words "Bigger stage. Bolder conversations. Coming soon."

Screenshot of Btrust CEO Abubakar Nur Khalil X post hinting a new name: "Btrust Dev Con 2027 > Btrust Dev Day. More updates soon."

A few hours later, Btrust CEO Abubakar Nur Khalil shared the announcement with a hint at a new name: "Btrust Dev Con 2027 > Btrust Dev Day. More updates soon."

Here's what the first two Developer Days delivered, what Btrust does for African developers and what's known about 2027 so far.

Btrust Developer Day 2024 and 2025: Nairobi and Mauritius

The first Btrust Developer Day ran on December 8, 2024, at the JW Marriott in Nairobi, as the opening day of the Africa Bitcoin Conference. It brought together more than 250 developers, builders and open‑source contributors from across the continent, according to Btrust.

The second edition moved to the Trianon Convention Centre in Mauritius on December 2, 2025, again opening the Africa Bitcoin Conference. It was free to attend and ran under the theme "Build Locally, Contribute Globally," with tracks on privacy, security and wallets, Lightning and Layer 2, hands‑on workshops and project showcases.

The event site lists 29 speakers, Khalil among them.

What Btrust Does for African Bitcoin Developers

Btrust was founded in 2021 with a 500 BTC donation from Jack Dorsey and Jay‑Z. It finds, trains and pays Bitcoin open‑source engineers in the Global South.

Developers new to open source can apply for a six‑month starter grant, mid‑to‑senior African engineers learn Bitcoin and Lightning development through Btrust Builders, and Btrust backs BitDevs meetups in 13 African cities.

In September, it awarded grants to ten Bitcoin developers, seven of them in Nigeria and Kenya, for work on Bitcoin Core, Lightning, mining and wallet libraries.

At the Africa Bitcoin Conference last December, Khalil laid out Btrust's plan to widen who builds Bitcoin through grants, education and partnerships.

What We Know About Btrust Dev Con 2027

Screenshot of Btrust’s X post announcing no Developer Day in 2026. Btrust hasn't announced a date, city or format for 2027. Its post ends with "More details are coming soon. Watch this space."

Khalil's post calls the 2027 event "Btrust Dev Con" instead of "Dev Day," which hints at a full conference rather than a one‑day event. Btrust hasn't confirmed the format.

Both Developer Days so far opened the Africa Bitcoin Conference. This year's conference runs December 2 to 5 in Blantyre, Malawi, without a Btrust Developer Day to start it.