Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town 2025

Raspiblitz Workshop - Bitcoin Full Node (NO RECORDING NO LIVESTREAM)
2025-01-25 , C | BTrust Stage / Adopting Bitcoin Workshop Room

Dive into the world of Bitcoin and the Lightning Network with our first-hand RaspiBlitz workshop. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned user, this workshop will give you an overview on every step to run your own Bitcoin-Fullnode.


Introduction to Bitcoin- & Lightning-Fullnode
Setup and Configuration of RaspiBlitz
Exploring Features

And if possible some hands on practical tinkering together on some used laptops.

On request of the speakers this workshop will not be recorded or streamed.

fusion44 is a software developer working on the RaspiBlitz project.

https://twitter.com/@fusion44

Christoph is a open-source developer who discovered Bitcoin's potential in 2020. He is the lead developer of RaspiBlitz's web interface, making Bitcoin node operation more accessible. He also created ManySats, a tool for converting between bitcoin and fiat currencies. His work focuses on improving Bitcoin's usability through intuitive tools and interfaces.

Twitter profile: https://x.com/cstenglein

/rootzoll is the creator and maintainer of RaspiBlitz, an open-source project that enables users to run a Bitcoin and Lightning Network full node on a Raspberry Pi, Proxmox or an old laptop.

With a strong commitment to decentralization and financial sovereignty, he has been instrumental in making it accessible for individuals to operate their own nodes from home and coined the phrase "Not your node, Not your rules.“

https://x.com/rootzoll

Openoms is a Lightning Network researcher and a strong advocate for privacy, as well as using your own full node to interact with the Bitcoin Network. He is contributing to various FOSS Bitcoin projects, most notably the Blink (ex Bitcoin Beach) Wallet and the Raspiblitz Full Bitcoin and Lightning package. Find him for any practical advice about using Bitcoin.