(31 Jan 2026) Great time hosting “How to Run a Bitcoin Full Node & Basic CLI Commands” in Mumbai Covered Bitcoin nodes, monetary sovereignty, home node setup, wallet connections, CLI basics, plus testnet4 wallet creation & transactions ⚡ Big thanks to everyone who joined, asked great questions, and made it a high‑signal session — the Mumbai Bitcoin community is here 🚀

🚨Just 3 days to go! LBTCL Season 2 is about to begin. Build a first‑principles understanding of Bitcoin by working directly with Bitcoin Core, RPCs, and the Command Line Interface (CLI). ✅Run a node. ✅Inspect blocks and transactions. ✅Interact with the Bitcoin network at the protocol level. 📘 Bitcoin from the Command Line (LBTCL) – Season 2 🗓 Starts 2 Feb 2026 ⏳ Duration 6‑week cohort Upcoming cohorts schedule: =================================================== Cohort | Begins From | =================================================== 1) Learn Bitcoin from the Command Line Cohort (LBTCL) | 02-Feb-2026 | 2) Bitcoin Protocol Development (BPD) - Season 1 | 20-Feb-2026 | 3) Mastering Lightning (ML) - Season 2 | 25-Feb-2026 | 4) Mastering Bitcoin (ML) - Season 4 | 26-Feb-2026 | =================================================== 📌 Applications are now open: https://app.bitshala.org/

Bitshala Fellowship Program Find curated list of Bitcoin open-source organizations and Bitcoin projects, products, and services, along with their websites, GitHub repositories, and community details, in the shared spreadsheet. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11eXbZaahd-lbIr7U50-Cbv5nPWEqkyvt3T_JHubb_J0/edit If any project interests you, we encourage you to join its community and start contributing. If you already have demonstrable proof of work and would like to deepen your involvement in Bitcoin open source, you may apply for a fellowship by submitting a proposal through the Bitshala fellowship program. https://bitshala.org/fellowship

Join us today (29-Jan-2026) at 7:00 PM IST / 1:30 PM UTC for Bitcoin Kernel Club Session 4: Introduction to RustBitcoinkernel i) RustBitcoinkernel or Rust bindings for Bitcoinkernel ii) Understand why its exist in the first place iii) Why rustbitcoinkernel is a better choice ? Join us in lounge of Bitshala discord server for the session : https://discord.com/invite/STeQFVEWf9 Pre-requisites: https://github.com/yuvicc/bitcoinkernel-club/issues/4

Join us today (27-Jan-2026) at 8:00 PM IST / 2:30 PM UTC for Bitcoin Mining Club Today, we'll cover remaining solo mining pools - compensation systems, pool fees, withdrawals - and configuring solo miners like Bitaxe, Braiins Mini Miner, Avalon Nano 3s, and more. Join us in lounge of Bitshala discord server for the session: https://discord.com/invite/STeQFVEWf9

Congratulations to all participants' who successfully completed Learning Bitcoin from Command Line - Season 1 Top 5 Particpants 🥇 ashuannoying 🥈yshok30 🥉siddharth5123 🎁ab_2007.ft 🎁Geet_37160 Honorary Mention ✅Emarc99 ✅Elitecoder_1803 ✅gurureads Next Cohorts 1) Learn Bitcoin from the Command Line Cohort (LBTCL) - Season 2 begins from 02-Feb-2026 2) Bitcoin Protocol Development (BPD) - Season 1 from 20-Feb-2026 3) Mastering Lightning (ML) - Season 2 begins from 25-Feb-2026 4) Mastering Bitcoin (ML) - Season 4 begins from 26-Feb-2026 📌 Applications are open: : https://app.bitshala.org/

Join us today (26-Jan-2026) at 8:00 PM IST / 2:30 PM UTC for Latest in Bitcoin Tech Today we will discuss: i) WabiSabi 2.0 vs Whirlpool ii) Ashigaru Wallet interface iii) Setting up Ashigaru Terminal for Whirlpool Join us in lounge of Bitshala discord server for the session: https://discord.com/invite/STeQFVEWf9

Bitcoin Meetup | Pune | Saturday, 07th Feb 2026 | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM ​​​​Join us for the Bitcoin Meetup in Pune. This is a casual gathering for developers, enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the future of money. ​Whether you are a developer looking to contribute to Open Source, a student curious about the ecosystem, or a builder exploring ideas — come grab a chair and join the conversation. Register at: https://luma.com/5u7rp2b0

How to run a Bitcoin full node and basic CLI commands workshop | Mumbai 📅 Saturday, 31st January 2026 🕐 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM 📍 Andheri East, Mumbai If you are in Mumbai then ​Come join us to learn about: ​​i) What is a bitcoin node? ii) ​How does it provide you monetary sovereignty? iii)​How to setup a bitcoin node at your home? iv)How to connect your wallets to your node? and v) Basic CLI Commands Register at: https://luma.com/hi5xhuab

🚀 Bitshala presents: Bitcoin Protocol Development (BPD) Cohort - Season 1 ⚡ 📅 Starts 20th February 2026 | 6‑Week Cohort | Fridays, 8:00 PM IST (2:30 PM UTC) A 6‑week immersive cohort to give in-depth dive into the Bitcoin protocol Built around Bitcoin Protocol Development by Chaincode Labs, you’ll be doing Coding Challenges along with weekly Question Assignments 🔐🌐 ⚡Who’s it for? If you’ve already explored Bitcoin’s technicalities and want to level up, this cohort is for you. 🎓 Earn a Proof‑of‑Work certificate on completion ✅ Potential fellowship opportunities at Bitshala 📌 Applications are open: https://bitshala.org/cohorts/bpd/#register After applying you will receive a mail on your registered email id. Click on "Join Discord Server" to access BPD cohort channels and begin your journey