The Citrea Recap — September
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Citrea is the only rollup activating Bitcoin blockspace for developers to build decentralized applications and facilitate the most trust-minimized way to use BTC. Citrea Testnet is the only platform for developers to start building complex applications that will achieve both financial inclusion and freedom for Bitcoin users.
Here’s what we’ll be covering today:
- Developer Workshops on Citrea Youtube
- Citrea Testnet is Live
- Citrea Europe Tour
- Citrea Hacker House #1
- Alpha for Next Month
Developer Workshops on Citrea Youtube
Citrea Devrel Engineer Talip hosted two workshops with our infrastructure partners Envio and Goldsky. We took a deep dive in how to build applications using these wicked fast and customizable indexers. You can find the workshop recordings on Citrea's youtube page.
The Main Squeeze: Bitcoin blockspace is yours. What will you build with it anon?
Citrea Testnet is Live
September's biggest hit was of course the launch of Citrea Testnet. A new era for Bitcoin has begun with Citrea Testnet. Putting the research efforts into public testing, Citrea deployed the critical components of its bridge design Clementine on the testnet. This marks the first step towards using Bitcoin as a settlement for a new decentralized financial system.
Citrea Testnet launch was covered widely by the media. Read the testnet launch from Coindesk.
The Main Squeeze: The only rollup solution for developers to expand Bitcoin’s utility and freedom is here.
Citrea Europe Tour
We spread the word about Citrea Testnet in Europe! Citrea was invited to many conferences in Europe this month. Citrea's Europe Tour was packed with zero-knowledge, privacy and hyperbitcoinizaiton talks.
We took the stage to talk about Hyperbitcoinization at Proof of Work Summit in Frankfurt. Next, we flew to Prague to cover the privacy landscape in Bitcoin. This was followed by Bitcoin Amsterdam. We had a booth for two days in Amsterdam and took the stage to talk about ZK Rollups. We also had a blast at 'Bitcoin and Beers' hosted by Citrea and Maven 11.
Now, we are in Berlin for Bitcoin++. Catch us if you are around!
The Main Squeeze: We love building and connecting with our community. Catch the Citrea Team for some cool merch!
Citrea Hacker House #1 in Bangkok
Citrea recently announced its first hacker house. The Hacker House will take place in Bangkok in November 3-10. This hacker house is a perfect opportunity for developers to connect with the Citrea core team and meet other Citrea ecosystem builders.
Citrea Hacker House #1 invites all EVM developers. Bitcoin blocspace is now available to build applications for a new decentralized financial system. Apply here.
What's in Citrea Hacker House #1?
• Fully covered accommodation: Spend a week in a villa at the heart of Bangkok, covered by the Citrea team.
• Live and build with the Citrea core team: The entire Citrea team is heading to Bangkok. Co-live, co-build, and connect closely.
• Collaborate with fellow Citrea Ecosystem builders: Network, learn, and create alongside other passionate ecosystem builders.
• The Citrea team's network is yours to explore: Meet industry leaders, attend guest lectures, and deepen your knowledge on technical and non-technical aspects of building a Bitcoin startup.
• Of course, have fun too: Funtivities are being prepared!
The Main Squeeze: EVM developers can now build applications secured by the most decentralized and secure blockspace, Bitcoin.
Alpha for Next Month
You might think September was hard to top with the Citrea Testnet going live, but trust me, you're wrong. We've got something even bigger coming in October.
Stay tuned!
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