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teemupleb on Nostr: OpenSats is a non-profit supporting open-source #Bitcoin development. If you benefit ...

OpenSats (npub10pe…n34f) is a non-profit supporting open-source #Bitcoin development.

If you benefit from Bitcoin (number go up or better financial access), you should consider giving back to the development efforts.

OpenSats addresses the free-rider problem where developers aren't directly paid for their contributions.

The Bitcoin protocol itself only incentivizes mining and hashrate, but it doesn't have a system in place to reward developers.

OpenSats aims to incentivize innovation by funding developers and ancillary projects.

Donations can be made to various funds or specific projects vetted by a reputable board.

Operational costs are covered separately.

OpenSats uses btcpayserver (npub155m…dcvg) to receive BTC donations (both on-chain and Lightning), so no part of the donations is wasted to pay any middleman fees.

Donations are tax-deductible in the US.

You don't have to be a developer to apply.

OpenSats also funds designers, code reviewers, researchers, educators etc.

Automatic donations via zapplepay (npub1wxl…hcan)'s AutoZap are also possible.

Supporting open-source Bitcoin development with even small contributions could significantly advance the Bitcoin ecosystem.

What if every pleb in the world donated only $1 a month to open-source Bitcoin development?

Maybe that way we could leap and bound closer to the Bitcoin standard and the Citadel?

Have your HODL stack in cold storage and set up a small fraction for spending and donating to keep the Bitcoin ecosystem going and your Bitcoin bags pumping!

Finally, a short clip from Kevin Rooke's podcast with OpenSats founder Ben Price abitcoinperson (npub1jkm…crvd) where describes the reasons for creating OpenSats:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnmOKn0F7_0
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